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Heavy Weights: The Real Story Behind Current Market Concentration

Financial Symmetry

companies from the IT, consumer discretionary, and communication sectors: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla. This means that the expansion of valuation multiples, like price-to-earnings (P/E), has played a big role.2 Pay attention to valuations. Magnificent 7 : Refers to seven, large U.S.

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83(b) Election: Tax Strategies for Unvested Company Stock

Darrow Wealth Management

Typically, equity-based compensation is subject to vesting requirements: time, performance, liquidity events, perhaps multiple factors. Stock at early-stage startups usually will have a very, very low valuation, making this tax strategy possible. Depending on the strike price and valuation, early exercising can still be cash intensive.

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Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds

Brown Advisory

Private Credit Outshines Many High-Valuation Stocks, Bonds. With interest rates at record lows and many publicly traded bonds and stocks approaching historically high valuations, private credit has become increasingly attractive to investors because of its total return prospects, steady income and role in diversification.

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Should You Worry About “Recession” Risk?

Discipline Funds

In the meantime, the overnight rate at 5% puts a lot of pressure on credit markets and this increases the probability of an outlier credit event. When you combine this with a very low unemployment rate and high market valuations you tend to see the sort of choppy stock market that we’ve been experiencing in the last few years.

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Developing an Exit Strategy for Stock Options in a Down Market

Darrow Wealth Management

Particularly for employees of companies that IPO’d last year, valuations have fallen significantly. If the company was trading at an inflated price due to market conditions at the time, then it’s going to be much harder to justify that valuation when exuberance wanes. Single stocks vs the market. Disclosures.

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Weekly Market Insights – February 26, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Nvidia’s market cap rose by $277 billion on the news, pushing it to a $2 trillion valuation. WDAY), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) This communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IN, MA, NC, OH, SC,TN, TX and VA. The forecasts also are subject to revision.

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How financial advisors should approach succession planning

Nationwide Financial

Succession planning is much more than just the act of selling your practice; there are many items to consider when planning the successful transition of your firm, like finding the right successor, client/relationship communications, receiving the proper value, and reducing taxes on the sale of your firm. Obtain a Valuation.