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All’s Well That Ends Well
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, the market was anticipating a steady cadence of rate cuts well into 2025…

Markets Digest Election Results
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election and will return to the White House with a Republican majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives…

Public Trust Advisors, LLC and the PMA Companies Combine to Create a New Financial Services Firm, Backed by Flexpoint Ford and TA Associates
Public Trust Advisors, LLC and the PMA Companies Combine to Create a New Financial Services Firm, Backed by Flexpoint Ford and TA Associates

Inflation Hits Another Minor Bump on Its Ride Down
U.S. inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), showed mixed results in its most recent September reading…

The Fed’s Challenge to Walk a Tightrope When Lowering Rates
The September FOMC meeting resulted in a half-point interest rate cut, the first rate reduction since March 2020, that lowered the federal funds rate to between 4.75%-5.0%.

One Step Closer
Inflation has finally shown signs of cooling, with the month-over-month consumer price index lowering 0.1% in June, bringing the year-over-year figure to 3.0%, a decrease from the 3.3% YoY figure in May.
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