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How a No Landing Scenario Might Impact Your Portfolio

How a No Landing Scenario Might Impact Your Portfolio

One economic conversation last year centered on whether Federal Reserve rate increases would cause a hard or soft landing, with a hard landing increasing unemployment, and a soft landing perhaps avoiding a recession altogether. Lately, a third scenario is receiving...

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When Will Markets Find Direction?

When Will Markets Find Direction?

From an investment perspective, we at Integras Partners are glad to see 2022 in the rearview mirror. With multiple crosscurrents impacting investors’ ability to discern earnings and growth prospects, markets suffered a meaningful decline without settling on whether...

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Timing is Everything

Timing is Everything

Until the looming recession question is answered, volatility will remain elevated, and no clear market direction will be established. Recession depends on two key components - inflation and employment. If inflation falls enough for the Fed to stop raising rates BEFORE...

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Are market fears putting your lifestyle at risk?

Are market fears putting your lifestyle at risk?

Inflation concerns and policy responses, including interest rate hikes, led to a painful year for markets. For much of the year, investors struggled with whether to believe that the Fed would follow through with aggressive hikes, causing relief rallies that did not...

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Financial Planning Updates for 2023

Financial Planning Updates for 2023

The 2023 planning year has begun and the new year brings some changes that you should be aware of. In addition to monitoring the markets and economic conditions to help inform portfolio decisions, we are always monitoring changes in rules that could affect your...

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Integras Partners – Structured Note Redeemed

Integras Partners – Structured Note Redeemed

Integras Partners has been custom-designing Structured Notes since early in the market declines of 2020. On November 25th, our largest note was recently redeemed, returning 100% of invested capital along with a 10.25% annual yield for eighteen months. Comparatively,...

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Are Taxes Keeping You From Selling Investment Real Estate?

Are Taxes Keeping You From Selling Investment Real Estate?

Typically, selling an investment property like a rental home or an office building will trigger taxes on the amount of gain. This may stop people unaware there is a way to defer these taxes. The IRS allows a property seller who reinvests all the proceeds into one or...

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Tips to Keep Your Personal Data Safe

Tips to Keep Your Personal Data Safe

We strive to add value to all aspects of your financial wellness. This includes your financial security – protecting yourself from theft of your personal data and financial information. Below are some tips we hope are useful. Learn How to Spot a Phishing E-mail A...

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Where is the market is headed?

Where is the market is headed?

This year's market declines have largely been a valuation “correction.” The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of the S&P 500 Index has declined about 25%, and stock prices are down more than 20%. We could see another decline phase based on company fundamentals...

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