Tariffs, shelter costs, services inflation—what’s really driving prices in the U.S. economy right now? In this week’s Carson Take 5, Ryan and Sonu break down the latest inflation data and what it means for investors, the Federal Reserve, and the markets heading into the second half of 2025. …
Last week, we discussed how stocks moved into a 10% correction after falling the previous three months. We also noted that this was normal, as 22 of the past 44 years saw a 10% correction, with many of those years still finishing much higher. Although many were worried, the economy remained …
The S&P 500 is down 10%, which officially puts stocks in a correction. Dig into what this means for investors with Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese. Highlights include: 22 out of the 44 last years have had a correction Nov …
Health care costs in retirement aren’t going anywhere. Naturally, as our bodies get older, it costs more to keep them running. And with U.S. health care spending expected to rise at a rate 1.1% faster than the annual GDP, this cost will come home to our pockets. Statistics like this m …
By Matt Lewis, CLTC®, Vice President, Insurance You’re turning 65 this year and Medicare is on your mind. Medicare is a subset of Social Security and run by the Social Security Administration. In my experience, it may be almost as complicated as the Internal Revenue Code! With that said, le …
In addition to the written quarterly market summary, we also provide a pre-recorded market summary video. In this video, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, from Carson Group shares the key events we saw in the past quarter and how we think they’ll affect markets moving forward. This vid …
IRS Delays the Roth Catch-Up Provision On August 23rd, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-62, which pushed back the effective date of the mandatory Roth catch-up contribution provision by 2 years. This controversial SECURE 2.0 provision requires that catch-up cont …
