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Outlook for Equities | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on January 12th, 2021 The general outlook for equities is positive toward the end of the year and into 2022. Stocks performed relatively well through the autumn earnings season…
Read MoreThe Investment Greats | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on January 5th, 2021 Not surprisingly, some of the most notable investors in America founded well-known investment companies. For example, John Templeton, whom in 1999 “Money” magazine called “arguably…
Read MoreLow Supply Increases Demand | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on December 29th, 2021 Across the board, we’re seeing the capitalist principles of supply and demand both drive and curb U.S. economic activity. As more people have emerged from…
Read MoreThe Rise of the Unicorn? | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on December 22nd, 2021 This past August, close to 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs — the most ever in just one month (since the government began collecting data…
Read MoreAmerica’s Seesaw Wealth | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on December 15th, 2021 It is interesting to evaluate how various economic events throughout time affect different demographics. For example, the 2007-2009 Great Recession saw higher losses in male-oriented…
Read MoreWhere Is the Housing Market Headed? | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on December 8th, 2021 Low inventory, low-interest rates, and pandemic-induced retirements have been driving a very tight, competitive residential real estate market for several years. In the third quarter…
Read MoreThe Fed’s Beige Book | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on December 1st, 2021 The Federal Reserve wields a fair amount of power in the U.S., with reverberations that can affect the broader global economy. The Fed’s job is…
Read MoreWho’s Paying Higher Prices? | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on November 24th, 2021 You may have noticed higher prices on the things you buy regularly, like groceries and gas. However, many consumers may not realize that economic factors…
Read MoreThe China Connection | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on November 17th, 2021 America’s outsourcing of manufacturing (and jobs) has been a sore point for many years. But now that there are logistics issues due to the pandemic…
Read MoreIs It Time For A Value Play? | Blue Ridge Wealth Planners
Published on November 9th, 2021 The transition from growth to value and back to growth stocks often accelerated during the pandemic. Growth-oriented stocks usually outperform when the economy is on…
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