A Look At Market Volatility Thus Far In 2022
What a wild start to the year it’s been with inflation surging, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the Federal Reserve rising interest rates. When the world and country faces economic events such as these,...
View Article10 Important Things To Discuss Before Marriage
10 Things to Discuss Before the Big Day You are excited, in love, and planning the wedding of your dreams. Probably the only money questions on your mind are the down payments for the caterers and the...
View ArticleA Rule Change Allows Grandparents To Give More To A 529
Do you have a young child in your life that you want to save college money for? In honor of 5/29 day, it’s a great time to think about putting money aside for your grandchild’s and child’s future...
View ArticleEp. 90 Launch Financial- Inflation’s Impact On The Consumer
Overview: Happy Tuesday, we hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. Join us this week on Launch Financial as we discuss the impact that inflationary prices are having on the average consumer and...
View ArticleDo You Have A Financial Plan? Many Americans Do Not
With rising inflation and cost of living, the Ukraine war, and recent market volatility, the need for a financial plan has become more urgent. Interestingly enough, however, during this time, it has...
View Article8 Common Investor Biases That Impact Investment Decisions
This article was originally published on investopedia.com One of the biggest challenges to our own success can be our own instinctive behavioral biases. In previously discussing behavioral finance, we...
View ArticleEp. 91 Launch Financial- Spring Housing Market Update with Andres Serafini &...
Overview:Join us on this week’s episode of Launch Financial as we are joined by recurring guests, The Washingtonian Group’s Andres Serafini and Daniel Esteban. On this episode, Andres and Daniel come...
View ArticleIs Lifestyle Creep Impacting You?
Brad Sherman: Today we want to discuss lifestyle creep, a big topic in the news, along balancing increasings costs, inflation, home prices, and more. We also want to talk about saving for your future...
View ArticleEp. 92 Launch Financial- Target Hints At Inflation-Worried Shoppers and...
Overview: Join us today on Launch Financial as we discuss Targets hints at consumer retail behavior, market volatility, and more. Email us at info@shermanwealth.com with questions or podcast topics....
View ArticleAre Your Finances Negatively Impacting Your Mental Health?
Does money and financial conversations stress you out? Do you feel uncomfortable when having money discussions with your partner? If so, you’re not alone. Money conversations can bring up underlying...
View ArticleInflation Hits a 4-Decade High. Are You Feeling The Impacts?
New inflation data was released that reported a CPI increase of 8.6%, marking a 4-decade high. According to the WSJ, prices for energy jumped 34.6% from a year earlier and groceries increased 11.9% on...
View ArticleWhy Organization Is So Prudent In Your Financial Life
Do you have questions about the markets and skyrocketing inflation? Well, we’re here to break it down for you. We have officially entered a bear market in the S&P500. The markets have gone down...
View ArticleEp. 93 Launch Financial- Officially Entered A Bear Market
Overview: Happy Tuesday everyone, hope you had a great weekend. Join us today on our 93rd episode of Launch Financial as we discuss wild economic data that has officially entered us into a bear...
View ArticleThe Federal Reserve Raised Interest Rates by 0.75%. What Now?
The Federal Reserve announced at its meeting today they are increasing its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest increase we have seen since 1994 in order to combat Friday’s 4-decade high...
View ArticleUnderstanding The True Value Of A Financial Plan
We’ve been talking a lot about the importance of having a financial plan in place, especially given the current market climate with hot inflation and rising interest rates. Establishing financial goals...
View ArticleEp. 94 Launch Financial- Adapting To A Changing Economic Environment
Overview: Tune into this week’s episode of Launch Financial as we discuss how our enviornment is adapting to last week’s wild economic data and the impacts it will have on the consumer. Show Notes:...
View ArticleAre You Feeling The Heat From Inflation? Millennials Are Too
Has the increase in cost of living impacted your spending habits? Are you tightening your budget due to skyrocketing inflation? Well, you’re not the only one feeling the inflationary heat, many...
View ArticleDo’s And Don’ts In A Market Correction
As we’ve been making our way through this market correction, we’ve been getting many questions about which financial moves you should be making and which ones to avoid. While market volatility can be...
View ArticleCash Management In a Rising Interest Environment
With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to combat inflation, we have been seeing a huge spike in short-term rates, CD’s, and money market accounts. At the same time, many clients and prospects...
View ArticleEp. 95 Launch Financial-Consumer Sentiment As Recession Looms
Overview: Tune into this week’s episode of Launch Financial as we discuss a consumer sentiment as a recession looms along with cooling home prices in April. Email info@shermanwealth.com with questions...
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