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Are You Confused About Investment Costs? Part 1: Fund Management Fees

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on February 5th, 2023

What are your investments really costing you? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. It’s not like you’re handed a menu of charges to choose from when it’s time to place your order. Even when you know where to look for investment costs, the information can be difficult to digest.

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QUARTERLY MARKET REVIEW - Q4 2022

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on January 14th, 2023

Every January, it’s typical to reflect on market data from the year past. You’ll see the results in your own quarterly reports, as well as across the usual flurry of broad market analyses.

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Back to the Investment Basics Part 4: The Price You Pay Matters

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on December 5th, 2022

In our last piece, we described our marvelous markets, and how to account for their being both robust and random at the same time. Today, we’ll look at how stock pricing works, and why Nobel laureate William F.

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Back to the Investment Basics Part 3: Our Marvelous Markets

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on November 6th, 2022

In our last piece, we introduced the importance of saving, which is the first of five basics that have served investors well over time. Today, we’ll look at where stock market returns really come from, and why that matters to your investing.

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The 60/40 Portfolio: Down but Not Out

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on October 25th, 2022

This has been a challenging year for investors. On top of the equity bear market, the steep losses in bonds1 have been especially surprising, leading some investors to question whether the classic 60/40 portfolio is dead.

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QUARTERLY MARKET REVIEW - Q3 2022

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on October 14th, 2022

Well, it’s official. The third quarter has ended in bear market territory across multiple markets. To place that news in a meaningful context, we pose two questions:

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Midterm Elections — What Do They Mean for Markets?

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on September 26th, 2022

It’s almost Election Day in the US once again. For those who need a brief civics refresher, every two years, the full US House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate are up for reelection. While the outcomes of the elections are uncertain, one thing we can count on is that plenty of opinions and prognostications will be floated in the days to come.

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Back to the Investment Basics Part 1: Remembering Summers Past

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on September 6th, 2022

There were so many big events competing for our attention this summer… said nearly every investor, almost every summer, ever.

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Market-Timing Traps and Temptations

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on August 7th, 2022

Even though we know it was just dumb luck, can we get a round of applause for seeming to forecast last month’s surprisingly strong market returns? It’s almost (but not really) as if the market were reading our mind when three broad U.S.

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QUARTERLY MARKET REVIEW - Q2 2022

Submitted by Desmond Wealth Management, Inc. on July 7th, 2022

Welcome to the second half of 2022. What’s up next? As always, your guess is as good as ours. If anything, the past quarter has demonstrated how even familiar shores can shape-shift on us with each tide.

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