Money Habits That May Help You Become Wealthier

Financially speaking, what do some households do right?

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC

Sometimes the Pundits Get It Wrong

In fact, many predictions about Wall Street have misread the market’s direction.

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WILL THE FED MAKE A MOVE IN JUNE?

INCOME OUTDISTANCES SPENDING

Personal income rose 0.4% in March, yet the Commerce Department reported personal spending up just 0.1%. That mild uptick contributed to a poor first quarter for GDP; last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated Q1 growth at 0.5%.¹

CONSUMER OPTIMISM declineS

FED: APRIL MIGHT BE TOO SOON FOR A RATE HIKE

The two should not be confused.

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What is risk? To the conservative investor, risk is a negative. To the opportunistic investor, risk is a factor to tolerate and accept.

Just how gloomy does its future look?

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UNEMPLOYMENT NOW BELOW 5% Although the economy added just 151,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department’s latest employment report also showed a reduction in the headline jobless rate to 4.9%. The broader U-6 measure of underemployment remained at 9.9%.

A look at some of the ideas contained in the 2017 federal budget.

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC