Mercedes Petrellis
Interest Rate - What a Difference a Year Makes
April 2023 Interest rates are the cost of borrowing money or the reward for lending it. The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds rate,...
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Mercedes Petrellis
- Apr 25
- 4 min
A Review of the Financial Markets - Spring 2023
April 2023 Both the stock and bond markets finished the first quarter with single digit gains. The stock returns listed in the table...
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Mercedes Petrellis
- Apr 25
- 2 min
How worried should I be about the security of my bank accounts?
April 2023 Based on recent events in California, you don’t need to worry, as long as the government is willing to expand FDIC insurance...
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Mercedes Petrellis
- Jan 18
- 2 min
A Review of the Financial Markets at December 31, 2022
December 2022 On the very first business day of 2022 the S&P 500 index hit its all time high of 4,797. For the next nine months it was...
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Mercedes Petrellis
- Jan 18
- 2 min
The Case for Small Advisory Firms
January 2023 A friend asked me for a recommendation for a financial advisory firm and, of course, I referred her to CIM. She asked would...
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Mercedes Petrellis
- Jan 15
- 3 min
Tax Credit Mayhem for Electric Vehicles
Decoding the new Clean Vehicle Tax Credit January 2023 A lot of folks are considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV). Their...
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