Presented by Matt Glova and the LifeTime Asset Management team: Weekly Market Update, May 24, 2021 The yield curve ticked lower on the week as investors digested the most recent inflationary data and debated future inflation expectations. The 10-year Treasury yield opened Monday morning at 1.62 percent, only slightly lower than last week’s open of [...]
The IRS announced on Monday, May 17th that approximately 39 million American families will be eligible for monthly payments of up to $300, thanks to the newly expanded child tax credit that will start on July 15. Eligible families qualify for up to $300 per month for each child younger than 6 and up to [...]
Presented by Matt Glova and the LifeTime Asset Management team: Weekly Market Update, April 19, 2021 We saw mild flattening of the yield curve last week as longer-dated yields declined. Despite positive economic data, the drop occurred as foreign buyers, particularly from Japan, purchased bonds and drove yields down. The 10-year Treasury yield remained flat, [...]
For the thousands of families who experienced loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some relief is coming in the form of funeral reimbursement. FEMA, the federal organization that helps people before, during and after disasters, has started a program for funeral reimbursement for deaths attributable to COVID-19. "Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations [...]
Presented by Matthew Glova and the teams at LifeTime Asset Management and LifeTime Tax Management On March 31, 2021, President Biden introduced the American Jobs Plan, a proposal designed to improve the country’s aging infrastructure. In total, the plan will invest more than $2 trillion over the next decade. The specific provisions of the proposal [...]
If your child was in college during the pandemic, you may have received a refund for tuition, fees, or room and board. Which was probably a relief! But if you used money from a 529 college savings account to pay the tuition/fees, then you may need to put that refund back into the 529 account [...]
Presented by the team at LifeTime Asset Management LLC Over the past year, we’ve all felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in one way or another. But, as the job losses and unemployment numbers tell us, it’s staggeringly clear that women—particularly women of color—have been disproportionately affected. Women have lost or scaled back their [...]
Presented by Matt Glova and the LifeTime Asset Management team: Weekly Market Update, March 22, 2021 Rates continued to rise last week. On Monday morning, the 10-year Treasury yield opened just below 1.71 percent, an increase of 8.5 basis points from last week’s open of 1.63 percent. The 30-year opened just above 2.41 percent, up [...]
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA 2021) was signed into law. This is a $1.9 trillion emergency relief package that includes payments to individuals and funding for federal programs, vaccines and testing, state and local governments, and schools. It is intended to assist individuals and businesses during the [...]
Presented by Matt Glova and the LifeTime Asset Management team: Weekly Market Update, February 22, 2021 Rates continued to rise last week, with the 5- and 10-year Treasuries shifting the most. This follows an increase in 10- and 20-year Treasuries the previous week. It’s unknown when or if the short end of the curve will [...]