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Steve Coker, CFP
Sep 9, 20193 min read
What is the Federal Reserve?
With the Federal Reserve once again in the news, it is worth discussing this important organization and its role in the economy and...
Steve Coker, CFP
Mar 25, 20192 min read
Federal Reserve Holds Rates
As most economists expected, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady last week. Despite the uneventful outcome on rates, markets...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 28, 20193 min read
Rising risks, but good data
After a bear market (20%) decline in stocks in the 4th quarter of 2018, the stock market is off to a positive start in 2019. When you...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 26, 20183 min read
What to Do with Good News
The good news continues to roll in for the global economy. As we discussed at last week’s investor conference, one of the most prominent...
Steve Coker, CFP
Sep 12, 20163 min read
Should We Fear the Fed?
After several months of relative calm and fairly steady increases, stock markets fell sharply Friday with the S&P 500 declining 2.45%. ...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 15, 20163 min read
What is Behind the Recent Market Volatility and What You Should do About it?
Paul Anthony Samuelson, an American economist and the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, famously wrote in a 1966...
Steve Coker, CFP
Dec 21, 20152 min read
Investing Basics: How Does the Fed Funds Rate Impact Interest Rates
On Wednesday, December 16, the Federal Reserve announced the long awaited rise in the Fed’s official borrowing rate. But what does it...
