ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH January 24, 1848 On this day in history, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. Although met with skepticism at first, President Polk endorsed the discovery in December 1848 initiating the explosion of the Gold Rush. Nearly 100,000 people arrived in California in 1849, providing the origin of their nick-name "forty-niners". Source: Library of Congress This material is for informational or educational purposes only. Signature Wealth Management Group is registered as an investment [...]

Did you know? Apple became the first company to hit a market cap of trillion. Source: CNBC Jan. 2022 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. Diversification does [...]

In 2021, the S&P 500’s price increased by 27%, and earnings grew by 65%. This is the highest annual increase for earnings on record which dates back to 1989. Did you know? S&P 500 Earnings per Share increased by 65% in 2021, the highest annual increase ever recorded. Source: Compound Capital Advisors, S&P500 (1989-2021) 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, [...]

You probably hear about the Federal Reserve in the news quite a bit, but did you know when it was established? FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED December 23, 1913 ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY On this day in history, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law to create a decentralized central bank to,balance the competing interests of private banks and populist sentiment. After JP Morgan's death earlier that year, the US realized he would not be around to bailout the financial system again like he did in 1907. [...]

The U.S. Stock Markets will be closed this Friday. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Did you know? The Nasdaq and NYSE will be closed on Friday,  December 24th in observance of Christmas. Source: NYSE & Nasdaq 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 [...]

Do you know which are the 5 stocks that contributed to more than a third of the gain in the S&P 500 this year? Did you know? Only 5 stocks accounted for more than 35% of the S&P 500’s return in 2021. Source: Goldman Sachs Global Investment 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 [...]

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Inflows into equities this year have far surmounted inflows from prior years. Contact us to find out what this means for you and your financial situation. Did you Know? Investors have invested more money into equity based funds in 2021 than the previous 19 years combined! Source: BofA Global Research & Bloomberg 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 it is properly registered, or is excluded [...]

A date which will live in infamy! – do you remember where you were?  What stories have you heard from those who lived it? ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941 On this day in history, Pearl Harbor, a U.S. naval base in Hawaii, was rattled when the Japanese conducted a surprise attack. The broader indexes fell well over 10% by early 1942, but increases in spending and the victorious outcome for the U.S. would usher in one of the biggest bull markets in U.S. stock market history. Investors would [...]

There is no shortage of work in this economy as unemployment hits a new record low. However, this also means companies continue to struggle finding workers. Did You Know? Unemployment claims are at their lowest level in over 52 years. Source: Department of Labor November 2021   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 [...]