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Market Review 2021: A Recovery Amid Challenges

ClearMoney

Throughout the year, the market continued a relatively steady rise, with large cap stocks in the US ending 2021 near a record high. And value premiums have often shown up quickly and in large magnitudes, as they did in late 2020 and early 2021. The S&P 500 Index1 generated returns of 28.71%.

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A Promising Picture for Financial Planner Job Growth

eMoney Advisor

That’s up from 5,332 in 2021, and a 24 percent increase from 2020, when 4,451 passed, though just above the 5,301 newly minted CFPs in 2019. It has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships since 2016, including 80 new scholarship awards in 2021. That program saw 380 graduates in 2022 and 495 in 2021. Sources: 1.

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Top Compliance Challenges Financial Advisors Face

BlueMind

For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States or The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) in Canada. Although the purpose is simple: to protect investors, customers, the economy, and society from financial crimes but on the other hand it increased compliance challenges for financial advisors.

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Why I’ll Always Be Optimistic About the Market

ClearMoney

1S&P data © 2021 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index returns are not representative of actual portfolios and do not reflect costs and fees associated with an actual investment. Increase of 56.35% was from March 31, 2020–March 31, 2021.

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Tales from the Crypto: How to Think About Bitcoin

ClearMoney

But those in search of a sound investment should consider the concerns of the Financial Conduct Authority above before joining the excitement. Nathaniel Popper, “Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes,” New York Times , January 12, 2021. Alexandra Harney and Steve Stecklow, “Twice Burned – How Mt.

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Government Debt and Stock Returns

ClearMoney

US Department of the Treasury (2021). General government debt from OECD (2021). Central government debt from International Monetary Fund (2021). Central government debt from International Monetary Fund (2021). Using data from International Monetary Fund (2021). Source: International Monetary Fund (2021).

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Is $22 Trillion a Tipping Point?

ClearMoney

1US Department of the Treasury (2021). 3General government debt from OECD (2021). 4Central government debt from International Monetary Fund (2021). 6Central government debt from International Monetary Fund (2021). 7Using data from International Monetary Fund (2021). Source: International Monetary Fund (2021).