Hello and Welcome to our August Financial Planning and Capital Market Update!
If you are too busy to read, feel free to listen as we describe our post and thoughts in friendly podcast audio format as well as Video!
BREAK IN: Donald the Brain WILL BE reviewing the Schwab TDA Merger information only one of 32k folks to be asked!
Newbies –
We like to articulate our thoughts and review on a Monthly basis our Financial Planning Tips, Capital Markets thoughts and current events!
Hope you enjoy!
August 2023 Video
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Financial Planning Tip(s)
Check that Social Security Statement no Matter your age
While a late delivery, we managed to remind all (including ourselves) why we need to review annually our Social Security statement, here in this post…. along with some new features from the SSA (Social Security Administration) in their updated website!
From the post:
Confirm your credits via your Earning History
Confirm you received credits for your hard earned money is very important, and easy…. here is what the screen shot look like – Below- oh, there are new drop downs for excellent help if your credits are not showing
Capital Market Comments
Not one, not two, not three …. but FOUR Downgrades with one called by ourselves – Tap Tap on the back
In this first post we commented that Fitch put a shot across the bow of the USA Credit Boat with a mild downgrade from AAA to AA+
Not to be outdone, another of the big three credit agencies, Moody’s chimed in as we discussed here
Then back into the pool goes Fitch with ANOTHER downgrade…. here we discussed Fitch’s second downgrade and mentioned we were surprised the One of the Big Three were silent….
BOOM that night of our above post, the other big three S&P Global Markets came to the party…. as we discussed here along with a timely fun YTD Bankruptcy Graph from our bud at Visual Capitalist
These downgrades among a couple of other items, not surprising, led to an upward push on rates… highlights to the far right…. already headed back to norms!
Have a Great Day, Talk to You at the End of September !
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
Founder of J.K. Financial, Inc.
A Dallas Texas based fee only
Financial Planning Total Wealth
Management firm.
September 2023 Audio Video Review – Break In – Merger Update – Shutdown Averted, For at least 44 Days – Meet the Koyfin – Financial Planning and Capital Market Review – By John Kvale CFA, CFP
Hello and Welcome to our September Financial Planning and Capital Market Update!
If you are too busy to read, feel free to listen as we describe our post and thoughts in friendly podcast audio format as well as Video!
Break In: Merger Update: Good News – Little surprises
Its all good,…. main changes are as follows:
Newbies –
We like to articulate our thoughts and review on a Monthly basis our Financial Planning Tips, Capital Markets thoughts and current events!
Hope you enjoy!
September 2023 Video
YouTube
Financial Planning Tip(s)
US Shutdown Averted -For 44 Days at least
In true Gomer Pyle like, “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise” Like fashion….. the US shutdown was averted with some come together votes on Saturday…. Here from AP
We will be watching interest rates for relief…. which is what would be expected!
Capital Market Comments
Meet the Koyfin – A Bloomberg Competitor
With so many options of services over the years, and having tried almost all…. we are careful to embrace new systems, but we never avoid….and constantly try to improve…
Hello Koyfin – Very comprehensive, and most importantly very clear in showing information!
Have a Great Day, Talk to You at the End of October !
John A. Kvale CFA, CFP
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