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What Community Banks Need to Know About the Fed's Interest Rate Policy
7/15/2025 - By Paul Allen, CPA, Director and Sarah Oliver, CRCM, Director
The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy continues to shape the financial landscape, with community banks feeling the impact most acutely. As of June 2025, the Fed has held the federal funds rate steady at 4.25%–4.50% for the fourth consecutive meeting.
Magnifying Single-Stock Volatility
6/26/2025 - By Wes Crill, PhD, Senior Client Solutions Director and VP, Kevin Green, PhD, Head of Investment Solutions Analytics and VP
These scenarios show why broad diversification can help provide more reliable outcomes over time. A global equity market allocation includes potentially thousands of stocks, mitigating the impact any individual security can exert on one’s portfolio.
CFPB's Regulatory Shake-Upand States Ramp Up Consumer Protection Efforts
6/25/2025 - By Lorraine Faust, CRCM
Did you hear about CFPB's announcement of the withdrawal of 67 regulatory guidance documents? The potentially withdrawn documents impact a multitude of consumer protection laws including CFPA, FCRA, FDCPA, ECOA, TILA, EFTA and MLA and UDAAP interpretations. As we take time to digest this news, a key question arises: How will this affect prudential regulators?
Markets Look Forward. So Should Investors.
6/24/2025 - By Isabelle Williams, Deputy Head of Investment Solutions, Dimensional Fund Advisors
With a stark shift in US tariff policy announced on April 2 and ongoing responses worldwide, many investors are on edge. But when there is real economic uncertainty and information is quickly changing, volatility is a sign that markets are functioning.
Father's Day: Money Lessons Learned From Dad
6/13/2025 - By Pierce Broscious, CFP
Fathers play an important role in teaching us many things when we are children. For this Father’s Day, I’d like to share some of these lessons and how they can be applied in practical terms.
Past Posts
- What Community Banks Need to Know About the Fed's Interest Rate Policy
- Magnifying Single-Stock Volatility
- CFPB's Regulatory Shake-Up
- Markets Look Forward. So Should Investors.
- Father's Day: Money Lessons Learned From Dad
- Why You May Need a Revocable Trust
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