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Risk Management in Financial Services During 2023 – 10 Key Highlights

Risk Management Guru

As the year 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the significant strides made in the realm of Risk Management within the financial services industry. Firms are investing in new technologies and processes to help them identify and mitigate operational risks.

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Sunday links: fast pivots

Abnormal Returns

(bilello.blog) Strategy Why so many Americans think their house is the best investment. awealthofcommonsense.com) Every investment plan needs some room for error. wsj.com) Apple ($AAPL) is playing the long game in financial services. calculatedriskblog.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. nytimes.com)

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Market Commentary: Risks Increase, But Don’t Overreact to the Turbulence

Carson Wealth

Economic data last week showed the economy slowing more than expected, adding to worries about a potential recession. We like to say volatility is the toll we pay to invest and last week was quite the reminder of this. There are also indications that hurricane Beryl impacted the number based on how the data is collected.

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Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

Carson Wealth

Consumer strength, especially a rebound in goods spending, supported the upside surprise, while transportation equipment and defense spending investment were also strong. Q2 GDP Growth Confirms Economic Resilience The economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.8% At the same time, it’s the best broad measure of economic activity we have.

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Market Commentary: Is “Sell in May” Still Relevant?

Carson Wealth

Buckle up, as the trigger points for one of the most well-known investment axioms, “sell in May and go away,” is nearly here. While the GDP number for the first quarter disappointed, strength was evident beneath the surface. The weakest numbers were in areas that are volatile and tend to reverse, such as inventories and net exports.

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FARE helps Black financial professionals thrive

Nationwide Financial

To advance actionable solutions and contribute to lasting change, Nationwide partnered in September 2020 with leading financial services organizations, associations and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs ) to form The Financial Alliance for Racial Equity℠, or FARE.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Carson Wealth

We looked and found a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 over the past 20 years would be worth close to $64,000 if you held onto it, but if you missed the best 10 days that was more than cut in half to less than $30,000 and it only gets worse from there. Those numbers were the underpinning of a large upside surprise in July retail sales.

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