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March 2016 Marketwatch
Why is the market so nervous? While there are several reasons to be concerned, perhaps the two most important factors that the market must digest before the volatility subsides are: How will negative rates affect foreign banks, and how deep and wide the oil slide will...
Important Impact of the Affordable Care Act and your Tax Return
When working on your business or personal tax filings this year, don’t forget about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA has certain tax filing requirements both for individuals and businesses. Here’s a breakdown on what you need to know to be in compliance this...
February 2016 Marketwatch
While the uncertainty and volatility in the market seems painful right now, we believe it will normalize as it works through four key issues: • China’s growth is slowing, but its previous growth rate was unsustainable • Oil prices are expected to remain low in the...
January 2016 Marketwatch
If you were to check the financial markets right now, you'd think that nothing happened in 2015. As of this writing, the yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury bond sits almost exactly where it started the year. The S&P 500 returned about 0% from where it was on...
WCM Launches New Client Portal
At Williams, Steinert, Mask, we are dedicated to providing our clients the best experience using the best practices available in an evolving age of technology. The IRS stopped 19 million suspicious tax returns last year, and stopped more than $63 billion in fraudulent...
Year End Tax Tips Make Tax Time Less Painful
As we close out 2015, here are year-end moves that will make that April tax deadline less painful. If you’re a high income earner and/or have certain types of income, you may be subject to the net investment income tax discussed in more detail below. Single taxpayers...
December 2015 Marketwatch
The U.S. Dollar remains a very powerful force. If you had to point your finger to one instrument driving the bus for all the others, then the U.S. Dollar has to be it. Its strength comes from the weakness of other economies and markets, and the fact that the...
November 2015 Marketwatch
Greed has made a comeback on Wall Street. Just a few weeks ago investors were on the verge of full-blown panic. Fears about China's economic turbulence and a vague Federal Reserve Policy gripped the financial markets. The deep concern caused the Dow to drop 1000...
October 2015 Marketwatch
The recent soft jobs numbers are unlikely to produce panic at the Federal Reserve about the health of the jobs market, but the report does reduce the likelihood the central bank will raise interest rates at its policy meeting later this month perhaps not for the...
September 2015 Marketwatch
On Thursday August 20, the S&P dropped 2.1%, placing it just below its March low and starting a period of volatility we haven’t seen since early 2009. The August decline in the S&P 500 was 5.5% with an intra month low hitting negative 11.3%. This was the...