Our Mid-Year Letter to You
Client's Corner by Nick Murray
THE 1970S WERE AN ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL, POLITCAL and geopolitical disaster for the United States.
Under relentless inflationary pressures, President Nixon had been forced to abandon the gold standard in August 1971. That gave vent to a cascade of stagflation that wouldn’t be arrested for ten years. Inflation pushed Americans into higher and higher tax brackets, even as their real incomes declined. It was the ultimate vicious cycle.
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All That Matters: The National Debt (Or Does It?)
We’re halfway through 2025, and with Congress deep in negotiations over a sweeping new tax bill, the national debt is once again front and center in the news. In “The National Debt (Take Two)”, Mike and Ross address the most common question they get while reminding viewers of the key principles that still hold true today, the history of the national debt and what it really means for the everyday investor.
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2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook with Strategas
From tariff announcements to geopolitical tensions, the second quarter of 2025 has been marked by heightened macroeconomic noise. Strategas President Nicholas Bohnsack explores the key economic indicators and investment themes that shape his outlook for the remainder of the year.
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Odds & Ends
- First Trust's research department has recently published a new article discussing the trends in the S&P 500 of Index Dividends & Stock Buybacks. Please click here to read the full article.
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