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That Crazy Stock Market 2018!

Jim Byrd and Biff Hamel of Safe Harbor Financial Services, LLC host Safe Investing in the New Economy on WABF 1480 AM radio, FM Talk 106.5 radio and Fox News radio 710 WNTM. Listen weekly to the show on the radio, or plug into the podcast on iTunes. This week’s discussion covers retirement planning with information about various types of annuities compared to other investments.

Crazy Stock Market Last Week

After a severe fall-off in prices last week, we had one of the strongest one-day rebounds of the year this week on 10/16/18 with a rise of about 500 points. Many think this is the adjustment the stock market needed to continue its growth, but not even the experts agree. Do we know if the adjustment over? William Watts of MarketWatch Magazine quotes Jeff deGraaf, chairman of Renaissance Macro Research, who says no, “a big one-day stock market rebound doesn’t mean blue skies ahead.” [Read more…]

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What is the October Effect?

October EffectMany people have never heard of the October Effect. Yet, it’s almost as well-known as the September Effect, another theory about market performance based on superstition. But what is it?

According to Investopedia:

The October effect is a theory that stocks tend to decline during the month of October. The October effect is considered mainly to be a psychological expectation rather than an actual phenomenon as most statistics go against the theory.

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Quarterly Market Talk- 2nd Quarter 2018

Prepared for Safe Harbor Financial by Sterling Capital Management.

We at Sterling Capital Management are engaged in three key support areas: providing custom asset allocation frameworks, selecting high-quality investment managers and constructing well-diversified portfolios. Importantly, of course, we remain engaged every day in the ongoing monitoring and periodic rebalancing of those portfolios over time.

Today we are pleased to provide a review of global financial markets during the second quarter of 2018, to reflect on changes we made to our portfolios during the quarter, and to update our current positioning and outlook. [Read more…]

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What Do YOU Have to Lose?

Listen to Jim Byrd and Biff Hamel on the website or their lively podcast on iTunes. Their weekly broadcast, Safe Investing in the New Economy, an educational financial radio show, is heard each week on WABF 1480 AM radio, FM Talk 106.5 radio and Fox News Radio 710 WNTM.  Jim and Biff focus on retirement planning and investing for a safe and happy retirement. This week’s show includes a discussion about how to protect your retirement portfolio in the face of inflationary forces and increased volatility affecting the market.

How to protect your retirement funds in a volatile market

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How to Stay Worry-free During a Volatile Market

Jim Byrd and Biff Hamel host Safe Investing in the New Economy, a lively financial radio show, each week on WABF 1480 AM radio, FM Talk 106.5 radio and Fox News Radio 710 WNTM.  The show focuses on retirement planning and investing for a safe and happy retirement. Be sure to listen to the free podcast on iTunes or on the website. This week’s show includes a discussion about hybrid annuities as a way to bypass the risk of market volatility.

Vanguard founder says the market is the most volatile he’s ever seen.1

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