Fact Of The Week 1 June 2022 | E-Commerce Sale

US E-commerce sales are still increasing, but at a much slower rate than what we have seen over the last 10 years. DID YOU KNOW? US E-commerce sales increased by 6.6% year-over-year, which is the slowest growth rate since 2009. Source: Compound Capital Advisors This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is properly registered, or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Investing involves risk [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:10:08-05:00June 1, 2022|Economic Insights, Of Interest|

Fact Of The Week 18 May 2022 | Increase in Average Hourly Earnings

Since the start of the pandemic, average hourly earnings have increased significantly. DID YOU KNOW? Since Feb 2020, nominal US average hourly earnings have increased 11.5%. Source: Compound Capital Advisors This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is properly registered, or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:11:44-05:00May 18, 2022|Economic Insights, Of Interest|

Fact Of The Week 13 April 2022 | Bond Funds Underperforming

Bond funds have been significantly underperforming in 2022, contact us to learn more about what you can be doing with your fixed income. DID YOU KNOW? If the year ended today, it would be the worst in history for the US Bond Market with a loss of over 8% YTD. SOURCE: BLOOMBERG US AGG BOND INDEX, COMPOUND CAPITAL ADVISORS This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:15:32-05:00April 13, 2022|Economic Insights, Investments, Of Interest|

Fact Of The Week 7 April 2022 | Change in Household Net Worth

Total change in household Net Worth increased for the third consecutive year, marking the largest year over year increase in history. FACT OF THE WEEK The Net Worth of US households increased by $18.2 trillion in 2021, which is the largest increase in history. SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE , COMPOUND CAPITAL ADVISORS This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is properly registered, or is excluded or exempted [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:16:35-05:00April 7, 2022|Economic Insights, Of Interest|

Fact Of The Week 30 March 2022 | Fiscal & Monetary Policies

Due to a combination of fiscal and monetary policies since the onset of the pandemic, the US M2 Money Supply 2-year change is at an all-time high. DID YOU KNOW? The US Money Supply has increased 41% in the last 2 years, which is the largest 2-year increase in history. Source: US M2 Money Supply , Compound Capital Advisors This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:17:07-05:00March 30, 2022|Economic Insights, Of Interest|

Fact Of The Week 16 March 2022 | Nasdaq Composite Index

As of March 15th, the Nasdaq Composite Index has entered a bear market. Reach out to us to see how this impacts your financial plan and retirement. DID YOU KNOW? The NASDAQ Composite Index is down over 20%, which is classified as bear market territory. Source: Factset 3/15/22 This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is properly registered, or is excluded or exempted from [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:17:50-05:00March 16, 2022|Economic Insights, Investments|

Fact Of The Week 9 March 2022 | U.S. Trade Deficit

DID YOU KNOW? With imports surging and exports declining, the U.S. trade deficit reached a record high in January. SOURCE: WALL STREET JOURNAL This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is properly registered, or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or protect against loss in periods of declining values. [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:19:29-05:00March 9, 2022|Economic Insights|

The Kindling for the Inflation Fire | Global Financial Crisis

There are three “components” to building a fire. First, you need fuel: wood, gas, paper, etc. The fuel burns and sustains the fire after it has been lit. Second, you need oxygen. No fire can ever burn without oxygen. Finally, you need “spark”. This essentially boils down to the temperature reaching the required level for ignition to occur. A careful combination of these three essential ingredients determines the difference between a warm campfire and a full-blown, out-of-control fire. Heading into the summer of 2021, the entire world economy set the [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:20:16-05:00March 2, 2022|Economic Insights|

Fact Of The Week 23 February 2022 | Average Home Prices

Average home prices in major U.S. metropolitan areas rose 18.8% in 2021. Do you know which city had the fastest home-price growth in the country? DID YOU KNOW? In 2021, average U.S. home prices in metropolitan areas had the largest calendar-year increase since the Case-Shiller index began in 1987. Source: WSJ, S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states where it is [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:21:31-05:00February 23, 2022|Economic Insights|

Fact Of The Week 16 February 2022

Both the S&P500 and the US 10-Year have a negative return in 2022. It would be very rare for both indexes to end the year negative based on historical data. DID YOU KNOW? Since 1928, the S&P500 and the US 10 Year Treasury Bond have both finished the year with a negative return only 4 times. Source: NYU Stern & Factset This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Signature Wealth Management Group only transacts business in states [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:22:06-05:00February 16, 2022|Economic Insights|
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