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August 2015 Marketwatch
Although there were plenty of headlines during the months of June & July, the markets continued to chug along with slight gains. “We expect the global economy to continue on the path of gradual recovery “ Chetan Ahya and Elga Bartxch, Morgan Stanley’s co-chief...
July 2015 Marketwatch
Although there were plenty of headlines during the month of June, the markets continued the pattern of one step forward and one step back, finishing less than ½ of 1% changed from the beginning of the month. I believe that over the course of the summer we will see...
June 2015 Marketwatch
The stock market closed on a sour note in May but managed to hang on to a monthly gain of 1.05% for the month and 2.36% year-to-date. The markets shrugged off a negative GDP revision for the 1st quarter placing Q1 GDP at -.70%. The fixed income market seems to...
WCM Hosts RoundUp, Donates to Down Syndrome Association of South Texas
Williams, Steinert, Mask held its inaugural WCM RoundUp event at Tejas Rodeo on May 16, 2015. Hosted as a thank you to clients for their ongoing business and trust, and for employees to celebrate their hard work and dedication, it was a day of families, fun and taking...
Avoid a Surprise on April 15
You might feel relief since the calendar has moved past April 15th and tax season, but don’t get too comfortable yet. Having just wrapped up another busy season, it’s now time to shift gears to start planning for 2015. No one enjoys paying income tax, but unexpectedly...
May 2015 Marketwatch
The month was driven by earnings reported and future guidance given. As we have said in the past and will likely say many times in the future, stock prices always follow earnings over time. Companies are outperforming expectations at the bottom line at the fastest...
April 2015 Marketwatch
It has been about six years since the market hit its lows during the great financial crises. While many investors are celebrating gains from the bull market that has occurred since, they forget the preponderance of gains simply got them back to even! Several notable...
March 2015 Marketwatch
Risk taking has returned to the markets with Russia settling down, Greece kicking the can 4 months down the road, and European economic data coming in better than expected. As a result, the global equity markets continue to lift with many of the major indexes setting...
LLC vs. S-Corp?
Recently many of our clients who own small businesses have asked us about the advantages of having their businesses structured as LLC's versus S-Corporations. Before making this determination it’s important to have a basic understanding of similarities and differences...
February 2015 Marketwatch
Despite geopolitical risk events, increased volatility and mixed economic data, global equities made a moderate gain over the final quarter 2014. There were large regional differences with the U.S. and China being the better performing equity markets, while European...