Happy December! Inflation continues to decline to an annual rate of 2.8 percent in September from 2.9 percent in August. This is for the core personal consumption expenditures (CPE) price index, the preferred measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve. Additionally, private payrolls for November declined by 32,000 jobs in November, the biggest decline in […]
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Happy Fall! The U.S. economy continues to grow at 4.0 percent according to the GDPNow ® model of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Meanwhile, the partial U.S. government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 35 days the government was shut down ending in early 2019. The Federal Reserve cut interest
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Happy Fall! With the partial U.S. government shutdown, there are no weekly unemployment claims or monthly jobs report. In the meantime, private payroll data from ADP showed 32,000 jobs were lost in September versus an estimated gain of 51,000 and August private payroll data was revised down from an initial gain of 54,000 jobs to
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Happy September! Unemployment increased to 4.3 percent in August from 4.2 percent in July, but underlying job creation has slowed significantly over the last three months to only 22,000 jobs in August, down from a revised 75,000 jobs created in July, and higher than a revised net loss of 13,000 jobs in June. This gives
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Jon Gauthier, President, GWM, attends the Hillsdale College Gift & Estate Planning Seminar, held at the Ballantyne Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Topics include legacy gifts, donor controlled funds, and charitable remainder trusts. Click To View Gift & Estate Planning – Summer 2025
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Happy August! Net new jobs for July came in at 73,000 versus an expected 100,000 and the unemployment rate increased to 4.2 percent from 4.1 percent. The expectation has been for the Federal Reserve to cut rates twice in the second half of 2025, and it just became more likely to happen sooner rather than
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Happy July! The unemployment rate dropped surprisingly to 4.1 percent in June (even though it was expected to rise to 4.3 percent) and the economy added 147,000 jobs. While there are still concerns about the impacts of tariffs, the economy continues to expand. Meanwhile, the President just signed into law the permanent extension of tax
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Jon Gauthier, President, GWM, is invited to participate in the CFP Certificant Connections meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, with David Keller, CEO, CFP Board, and Richard Shaw, CFP Board Director. Click To View CFP Certificant Connections – May 2025
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Happy June! Instinctively, Americans know wages must rise faster than inflation for standards of living to increase. Fortunately, wages grew 3.9 percent year-over-year while inflation grew only 2.3 percent as of the end of May according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, productivity grew 1.3 percent. As we approach summer, we can expect
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Happy May! The jobs report for April showed 177,000 new jobs created, higher than the 133,000 new jobs expected, and a steady unemployment rate of 4.2 percent. Meanwhile, wages increased 0.2 percent, lower than the 0.3 percent expected, and 3.8 percent higher than a year ago, less than the 3.9 percent expected. Dramatic changes in
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