Are 5 leading stocks showing too much influence on the markets? With earnings reports up, Liz Ann Sonders sheds light on how to interpret the numbers. COVID-19 is having a major impact on Baby Boomer retirement. Janet Novak of Forbes lists 8 ways the virus may affect your plans. It’s also forcing people to focus on estate planning. Christine Benz details 7 issues you need to address for your estate.
Running On Faith: Are Stocks Discounting Too Powerful An Earnings Recovery? — About 130 of the S&P 500’s companies have reported second quarter earnings, and while weakness has shown itself in a few areas of the stock market; in general, earnings season has been better-than-expected. But we shouldn’t conflate better-than-expected with strong. Read more…
8 Ways Coronavirus Will Drastically Alter Boomer Retirements — Eventually, the economy and the stock market will recover and COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, will be contained. Yet the current pandemic and its economic consequences could devastate the retirement prospects of some Baby Boomers, while permanently changing the attitudes of many more. Read more…
7 Items Your Estate Plan May Have Left Out — Estate planning is the easiest financial-planning to-do to put off. But anecdotally, at least, the pandemic seems to be lighting a fire under some people to get serious about creating or updating their estate plans. Here are 7 things to make sure you include in your plan. Read more…
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