It is without a doubt that if you were an investor in March of 2009, you should have bought stocks when uncertainty around the economic future thanks to the Financial Crisis was at its peak. Today marks the 8th anniversary of the "bottom".
The case for rates staying relatively low is somewhat backward facing but here are the main points to consider.
The first 100 days of the new administration begins as President Trump and his team race to action during this most influential time of his presidency.
Total US retirement assets are valued somewhere around $25 trillion and have likely increased with the latest stock market rally since Election Day.
Today the FOMC raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to the range of 0.50 to 0.75%. This was widely anticipated and the decision by the committee was unanimous.
Jason had the unique fortune to be in London shortly after the Brexit vote just a few weeks ago and talked to a few Brits about their opinions on Brexit itself.
With the shocking pace at which mortgage rates have continued to fall, Freddie Mac has been in the spotlight quite a bit this past January.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that 2016 is starting almost identically to 2015.
Jason Obradovich, EVP Capital Markets, walks you through the effect of the Fed rate hike on mortgage rates.
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