Market Week: March 13, 2023

The week in review Nonfarm payrolls rose by 311K, vs. expectation for +223K Hourly earnings rose 0.2% m/m and 4.6% y/y Initial jobless claims rose to 211K, a 21K increase Job openings decreased to 10.8M from 11.2M The week ahead CPI PPI (Wholesale prices) Retail sales...

Attending the Hinman – Hope to See You There

A few weeks ago, I attended the Vendor Fair at the Dental College of Georgia. It’s always fantastic to chat with fellow vendors and meet students who are excited to be dentists! While there, we surveyed some of the attendees and gathered some great info,...

What You Need to Save to Retire Well

One of the main goals we are asked to calculate for our financial coaching clients is: “How much do I need to save to be able to retire?” This calculation has many moving parts but I thought today we could give you a chart with some general rules of thumb…

Get Triple Tax Benefits

A health savings account (HSA) may be the best tax benefitable tool you can use. Maximizing an HSA for health care expenses: Health Savings Accounts are triple-tax free, so if eligible to contribute, make the most of it…

Market Week: February 27, 2023

With over 90% of the S&P 500’s market cap reported, we are tracking 4Q22 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $49.37, representing y/y and q/q declines of 13.0% and 1.9%, respectively. Furthermore, S&P 500 operating margins are sitting at 10.8%, down from 13.4% in 4Q21…