By Ash Toumayants Life as we know it has changed significantly in a matter of weeks, and we don’t know when it will go back to normal—or what our new normal will look like. The constant barrage of briefings and updates cause many of us to panic or at least lose sleep at night. Although […]
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These posts contain links to the the latest important financial news.
Cleaning Up Finances While At Home For Social Distancing
By Ash Toumayants While you didn’t plan it this way, it looks like spring cleaning will be happening while we all spend a lot more time at home due to social distancing. Allow us to make a suggestion: Make the most of the extra time you may have on your hands. It’s the perfect opportunity […]
How To Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks
By Ash Toumayants Does it seem like lately there are more news updates about hackers and breaches in security? With the rise in how dependent our culture is on technology, there are more opportunities for personal information to get compromised. On top of that, average households are using more than one device on a given […]
What You Need To Know About Recessions And Bear Markets
As global markets continue their roller coaster ride due to fears surrounding the coronavirus, our most recent bull market officially turned into a bear market. But what does that mean? And are we on the verge of another recession like the one we had in 2008? In light of all these concerns, today we’ll share […]
What Should You Do About The Coronavirus And Stock Market Volatility?
The financial markets took a big dip last week over fears about the spreading coronavirus, erasing gains from earlier this year. After the Dow lost over 800 points on Tuesday, it was down a total of 1,900 points in two days. Investors are understandably nervous about their money and their health. If you are worried […]
Take Our 2019 Client Survey
By Ash Toumayants Here at Strong Tower Associates, we believe that your success is our success and have made it a priority to build lasting, meaningful relationships based on trust, integrity, and superior service. Your satisfaction is our primary concern. In order to continue meeting your needs and improving our service, we’d like to know […]
Falling Oil Prices
Falling Oil Prices Watch the bouncing ball; that may describe oil prices in recent years. With incremental changes, Americans are at the point where we might not even pay attention anymore. It’s only those trends that move the ball substantially, either up or down, that seem to catch our attention. With that in mind, oil […]
The FAANG Stocks May Still Have Fangs
The FAANG Stocks May Still Have Fangs The Internet hasn’t only changed the way people communicate, check on financial accounts or study for school projects. It has brought great wealth to certain companies and their stockholders. Whether they are in the social media realm, in entertainment, online product sales or make the devices we use […]
The Trump Administration Tax Reform Plan
The Trump Administration Tax Reform Plan Reducing personal and corporate tax rates is a centerpiece of the new Trump tax reform proposal which came out April 26, 2017. The changes are meant to stimulate domestic corporate profits and hiring while giving the middle class a tax break. The other goal of the proposal […]
The Recent French Election
The Recent French Election Preventing future terrorist attacks was apparently not on the minds of the French people as they went to the polls and voted for Emmanuel Macron as the country’s next president. Macron had run on a pro-Europe, pro-EU platform, but it was his opponent who ran on the need for stricter vetting […]