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Here we have highlighted the changes in the September 20, 2017, press release.
09/11/2017 - The average annual real GDP over the 5 decades since 1950 in the U.S. has been 3.6%. The average GDP in the first decade in the 21st Century was 1.7%. Based on our analysis, we believe the U.S. GDP on average is likely to remain below historical trend.
On August 30, 2017, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the Second Estimate for the U.S. second quarter real GDP . In this article, we attempt to understand if the 3% revision is an anomaly.
The Phillips Curve is a hypothesis and should not be treated as a rule. Here we look at the euro area and the U.S. employment and inflation data to show that there employment or low unemployment is now insufficient to drive inflation.
The DOL issued its Conflict of Interest FAQs during this seemingly never ending process of applying the new fiduciary law.
Understanding GDP components offers a more complete story of the underlying drivers to our economy.
Here we have highlighted the changes in the July 26, 2017, press release.
Recently, we took a look at the BLS June report for employment and unemployment statistics on the state level and the Employment Situation Summary found some interesting observations.
During the July 20, 2017, ECB Press Conference, there were some changes made since the June 8, 2017 conference.
Philip Chao was recently quoted in an article in InvestmentNews regarding advisors' approaches to managed accounts in 401(k) plans.
This is the second quarter of 2017 market commentary which represents the current views of Chao & Company, LTD.
Here we have highlighted the changes from the June 14, 2017, press release.
Here we discuss the House passed Financial CHOICE Act as it aims to dismantle a number of Dodd Frank provisions.
During the June 8, 2017, ECB Press Conference, there were some changes made since the April 27, 2017 conference.
The Supreme Court's decision regarding statute of limitations for claims alleging breach of fiduciary duty affirms the spirit and the practice of a plan fiduciary.
Here is the link to the DOL's complete bulletin regarding the temporary enforcement policy.
The Fiduciary Rule will go into partial effect on June 9th without further delay.
This is the link to an article in which Philip Chao is quoted regarding Fidelity's approach to the new Fiduciary Rule.
On May 04, 2017, the IRS announced the 2018 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts. The following is a comparison of the 2017 and 2018 limits.
Here we have highlighted the changes from the May 3, 2017, press release.