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John-Mark Young
Jul 3, 20234 min read
MONTHLY COLLEGE PLANNING UPDATE: WHITAKER-MYERS WEALTH MANAGERS
The months of June and July are primarily known for: Weddings The First Day of Summer Vacations Graduations By now, for those students...
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John-Mark Young
Jul 3, 20237 min read
7 MARKET & ECONOMIC INSIGHTS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2023
Major stock market indices made significant gains in the first half of the year due to improving inflation, slowing Fed rate hikes, the...
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John-Mark Young
Jul 1, 20236 min read
15% OF MY INCOME: BEFORE OR AFTER MY EMPLOYER MATCH?
Things like a savings rate for retirement seem so trivial in the grand scheme of life, right? I’m reminded of that as I watched my...
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John-Mark Young
Jun 30, 20236 min read
CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL PLAN FROM A CFP PROFESSIONAL
Lately I’ve been engrossed in the world of watching my LinkedIn feed. Now remember LinkedIn is supposed to be the anti-Facebook social...
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John-Mark Young
Jun 10, 20235 min read
LOOKING TO RETIRE - LOOK AT THE LONE STAR STATE, TEXAS
It’s a rainy Sunday, and there’s not much to do – no swimming, no basketball with my son, and we just enjoyed a wonderful lunch at The...
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John-Mark Young
May 21, 20235 min read
What the Looming Debt Ceiling Deadline Means for Investors
Let me start out by saying if Dave Ramsey would do a solid for his country and run for President, we wouldn't be in this mess. With...
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John-Mark Young
May 4, 20236 min read
HOW THE FAILURE OF FIRST REPUBLIC IMPACTS THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
"This part of the crisis is over. Everyone should just take a deep breath." - JP Morgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon On the morning of...
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John-Mark Young
Apr 20, 20237 min read
WHY THE U.S. DOLLAR IS STILL THE LEADING GLOBAL CURRENCY
On April 6th, 2023, Chris from Dallas, Texas (one of the SmartVestor Pro Markets Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers serves) called Dave to...
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Lindsey Curry
Apr 9, 20236 min read
COLLEGE ED XPRESS: APRIL 2023 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
If The Financial Aid Awards Are Lacking In April, parents of high school seniors are looking at their financial aid letters. It's a...
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John-Mark Young
Mar 25, 20236 min read
THE STOCK MARKET: BACK TO THE BASICS
Stock Market projections. I can bet that at least once a day, I will hear someone tell me why the stock market will crash and never return.
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John-Mark Young
Mar 18, 20237 min read
RECENT BANK FAILURES: BONDS, BAD RISK MANAGEMENT & BOOMTOWN INDUSTRIES
The recent failure of three U.S. banks has raised concerns over the economy and financial system.
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John-Mark Young
Mar 18, 20234 min read
INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE: AVOIDING CAPITAL GAIN TAXES ON THE SALE - 1031 Exchange DST
My friend Dave Ramsey invests in two things: mutual funds with long track records of success and paid-for real estate. He loves real...
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John-Mark Young
Mar 5, 20235 min read
MARCH 2023 MARKET UPDATE: WHY INVESTORS ARE FEELING DEJA VU AROUND THE FED AND INFLATION
With the February market reaction for investors, it may feel like déjà vu all over again as inflation and the Fed dominate market headlines.
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John-Mark Young
Feb 15, 20236 min read
CORPORATE EARNINGS: IT'S WHAT YOU'RE BUYING!
Why do you invest? Ok I get it... you probably invest because you're trying to retire at some point in your life or you'd like to make...
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John-Mark Young
Jan 31, 20235 min read
5 Key Insights to Guide Investors in 2023
2022 was a challenging year for investors. Markets fell into bear market territory and experienced the worst annual performance since...
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John-Mark Young
Jul 19, 20214 min read
CHILD TAX PAYMENTS - INVEST FOR YOUR CHILD?
Many of Americans woke up to a surprise in their bank accounts last Thursday morning. An extra deposit, they may or may not have been...
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John-Mark Young
Mar 12, 20201 min read
MARKET UPDATE
At Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, one of our core values is to have the heart of a teacher. Meaning, we want to educate and inform our...
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