Chuck Cooper III, CFP® – STRONGBOX WEALTH

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14 Apr: BANK TURMOIL AND A PIG IN THE PYTHON

In a nice reversal from last year’s market performance when the S&P 500 Price index was down more than 19% and the bond market had its worst year on record, the S&P 500 posted a 7% gain in the first quarter of 2023 while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index gained 2.5%.

By Chuck Cooper III, CFP® 2022 Blog Investing Principles Recently Added Whitepaper

02 Nov: THE COST OF MONEY MATTERS

Against a backdrop of tightening monetary policy, heightened geopolitical tensions, weakening economic data, fatigued business and consumer confidence, atypical currency movements, an overall risk-off atmosphere for stocks through the first three quarters of this year, and U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, November 8th, investors should prepare for further volatility over the remaining months of this year.

By Chuck Cooper III, CFP® 2022 Blog Investing Principles Recently Added Whitepaper

26 Jul: LOOKING BEYOND A TURBULENT FIRST HALF OF 2022

The Oxford English Dictionary defines turbulent as “characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled by calm.” There seems no better description of the first half to 2022 given the crosscurrent of interrelated issues including economic uncertainty, persistent inflation build, Federal Reserve monetary policy, and strife in Ukraine.

By Chuck Cooper III, CFP® 2021 National & Regional Press

07 Apr: Bloomberg Feature: Where to invest $100,000 right now

Bloomberg LP’s Suzanne Woolley, Personal Finance writer, begins “It’s tough to know what to invest in when your world has…