These TIPS Help Protect Your Portfolio

“Holders of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities must understand that the return is calculated on the change in CPI and not the change in interest rates,” says Robert P. Finley, principal at Virtue Asset Management in Barrington, Illinois....

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2018 First Quarter Review

At Virtue Asset Management, we believe that the first quarter of 2018 introduced us to stock market vigilantes who are selling the stock market to try and influence the decisions of President Trump and the US Government. These selling...

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Meet the New Fed Chairman

Jerome Powell is the new Chair of the Federal Reserve replacing Janet Yellen. We expect him to continue the dovish policies of Janet Yellen. A dovish policy refers to a looser, more accommodating policy with the goal of stimulating the...

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How to Budget for December Holidays in October

Your past holiday spending is the best indicator of what you’ll spend this season, says Robert P. Finley, a certified financial planner and the principal of Virtue Asset Management in Illinois. “Try to get your credit card statements,” Finley says. “Try to look at...

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2017 Third Quarter Review

The strength of the stock market continued in the third quarter. The S&P 500 Index was up 4.48% for the quarter and 14.24% for the year. The strength in U.S. Large Cap as measured by the S&P 500 Index was driven by the S&P 500...

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