Election Shockwaves: Are Your Investments about to Soar or Crash?
Are you making the right decisions with your portfolio ahead of next month’s presidential election? In this episode of the Payne Points of Wealth, we break down the mistakes many investors are making before Americans head to the polls on November 5th. Join Ryan, Chris, and Courtney as they analyze historical trends, current market conditions, and how stocks typically behave once election uncertainty is over. Whether you’re retired now or building wealth for financial independence, this episode will help you block out the political noise and make smarter, more pragmatic decisions to grow your money long-term. Tune in now and get ready to navigate the election uncertainty like a pro!
The Tipping Point
End-of-year Wealth Management Strategies
We discuss proactive end-of-year strategies especially this election year with uncertainty around tax rates going forward.
Hidden Facts of Finance
70,500 is the number of previously unknown viruses found through research using artificial intelligence.
40.3% of US adults are obese. That’s way up from about 30% back in 2000. But it’s also down from a recent peak of 41.9% in 2020. Morgan Stanley estimates that more than 7 million people are now taking this new class of obesity drugs, including knockoffs and they predict that more than 20 million Americans will be taking obesity drugs by the 2030s.
More than two out of three active bond funds beat comparable index funds for the first 12 months ending in June of this year, according to Morningstar’s most recent comparison of active versus passive strategies, which is much higher than stock portfolio managers.
