Insights from Encore
Here is a collection of finance-related news and information we consider worth knowing.
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Monthly Economic Update May 2019
Sign up below to get updates sent to your inbox! THE MONTH IN BRIEF Wall Street shifted its focus from trade to earnings in April. On that front, the news was good: through April 26, first-quarter results for S&P 500 firms had beaten expectations by 5.3%, a bit...
Why Does the Wage Gap Between Men & Women Persist?
First, what wage gap are we talking about? There is a commonly cited statistic that American women earn 80 cents for every dollar earned by men. This is true, supported by the U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 American Community Survey, but it mostly applies to women in their...
Monthly Economic Update April 2019
Sign up below to get updates sent to your inbox! THE MONTH IN BRIEF The Federal Reserve altered its outlook on interest rates in March, and the stock and bond markets certainly took notice. Both the Fed and the European Central Bank communicated that they saw economic...
Monthly Economic Update March 2019
THE MONTH IN BRIEF You could say that Wall Street breathed a collective sigh of relief in February. Investors were encouraged by new developments in U.S.-China trade negotiations and by the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting. On Main Street,...
Making Charitable Donations of Stock
If you’re charitably inclined and hold meaningful amounts of appreciated stock, such as shares acquired from a stock option exercise, restricted stock/RSU vesting, or ESPP purchase, donating stock instead of cash can be a smart tax-planning move. Given the changes in...
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