Quarterly Market Insights

Pre-Retirees To Convert To IRAs More Often The tax burden of Americans was already among the lowest in the world, even before the tax cut that went into effect at the start of 2018. But the cost of Social Security, Medicare and borrowing are likely to force the U.S. government to raise tax rates in the years ahead.

During the 4th Quarter, despite Fed Chairman Powell prognosticating “there’s really no reason to think that this cycle can’t continue for quite some time, effectively indefinitely”, global equity markets jolted lower, failed to recover, and ultimately plummeted, as weak business indicators collided with perceived policy risks with respect to the Federal Reserve.