by Matt Bradley | Mar 16, 2020 | Economics & Capital Markets, Financial Strategy, Investing, Peloton Updates |
In a surprise move last night, the Federal Reserve announced it is dropping its benchmark interest rate to zero and launching a massive $700 billion quantitative easing program – measures to ensure financial system liquidity and proper functioning. This aggressive...
by David Morrison | Mar 9, 2020 | Economics & Capital Markets, Financial Strategy, Peloton Updates |
Financial markets declined sharply today from a full-blown price war in oil and continued fears over the global spread of COVID-19. Oil prices were down more than 20% after OPEC and other oil exporters failed to agree on production cuts. As a result, Saudi Arabia...
by Steve Carr | Mar 1, 2020 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Major U.S. stock indexes entered a correction last week due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Generally, a market correction is considered a 10-20% decline in prices. A 20% drop marks a bear market. At this point, broad indexes are in correction but not yet a...
by David Morrison | Feb 14, 2020 | Investing, Peloton Updates, Tax |
On December 20th, 2019, President Trump signed into law the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) which has been described as the most significant change to retirement savings law in the last decade. While the intent of the SECURE Act is...
by Matt Bradley | Jan 17, 2020 | Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
What a difference a year makes. December 2018 was a terrible month for stocks, and 2018 overall saw a 4% decline in the S&P 500. The Fed’s mid-December 2018 hike exacerbated an already-bad month (and quarter), and stocks closed near the lows for the year. For the...
by Steve Carr | Dec 17, 2019 | Peloton Updates |
On October 1, brokerage company Charles Schwab announced that it would stop charging commissions for certain securities transactions. Schwab’s rate had been $4.95 for online trades, so the impact of going to zero on revenue wasn’t huge for the firm. The same could not...
