Economy

Glassman Wealth Tackles the Midterms

Wondering how the upcoming midterm elections might impact your portfolio? Glassman Wealth recently hosted a conversation with Greg Valliere, a political analyst and Chief U.S. Policy Strategist at AGF Investments.…

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COVID Changes Everything About Inflation Expectations

This article was originally published on Forbes on December 2, 2020.   The US Government has been spending and printing a lot of money to help stabilize the economy during…

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The Biden Trade Just Became Irrelevant

This article was originally published on Forbes on November 12, 2020.   When a new president gets elected, and especially when it’s a close race that results in a change…

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What Do Underwear Sales and Beer Consumption Have in Common?

This article was originally published on Forbes on February 28, 2018.   There are some “official” economic indicators that many people put faith in. Everything from the job report, to GDP…

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What Does “President Trump” Mean For The Stock Market?

Election day is over, and the world after waiting with bated breath is starting to exhale.  One of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind right now is what’s going to…

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How the value of the dollar impacts investment portfolios

(This article has been updated as of 8/16/2018) This is one post in a series based on our “Quarterly Questions & Answers.” Each post covers one of the important topics we discuss with our…

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Why Don’t We Have Higher Inflation?

Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a detailed report on inflation, compiling price information for thousands of goods and services with a goal of measuring the change in…

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2015: Is it a year to buy or sell?

Barry Glassman weighs in on “What’s hot and what’s not in 2015” on WJLA’s Washington Business Report with Rebecca Cooper. This week’s round table focused on what to look out…

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4 Reasons Why The Stock Market Hasn’t Reached Its Peak

As the stock market continues to reach new highs, I’m hearing more discussions and debates from investors to analysts about when it’s expected to top out. In fact, many clients…

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The Surprising Drop in Interest Rates: Good or Bad for Investors?

2013 was not that long ago. While only three short months have passed, what a change of seasons we’ve had in the bond market. You see, coming into year end,…

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