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Dougherty Dispatch:   Markets Update

It’s just been a few weeks since our last dispatch, but these times of turmoil call for a quick update on the financial markets, given

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Do You Have FOMO Disease? 

We know several people that suffer from FOMO.  The disease comes with high anxiety, restlessness, and it occurs mostly in men.  No, we’re not talking

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Ho hum so far in ’23?

Well not quite. Stocks climbed 6.2% in January – second best January since 1990 – as a result of good inflation and Fed news, but

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A Nothing Burger from the Fed?

For a record seventh time this year, the Federal Reserve has raised rates, this month 0.5%.  The chairman of the Fed also indicated they may

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Time to Pivot Investments Yet?

What a year! In just the last 34 days the stock market has risen 12%. But the 56 days prior to that the market dropped

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Time to buy CDs?

With the recent increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve, bank CD rates have risen dramatically.  CDs just a few months ago offering less