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April 2023 Quarterly Update
“Corrections are good, they keep us all humble. The strongest bull markets I've been in are built on walls of worry.” -Cathie Wood2022 had not been a good year. In a rare occurrence, both equities and bonds had fallen....
Read MoreJanuary 2023 Quarterly Update
After more than a decade of strong returns across most asset classes, rarely interrupted by sustained declines, investments turned rocky in 2022. While in previous years markets did encounter their share of challenges, 2022...
Read MoreOctober 2022 Quarterly Update
Investment markets during the third quarter continued a volatile course, with frequent advances and sudden reversals. In the early part of the quarter, investors had hoped that the Fed’s interest rate hikes had done their...
Read MoreJuly 2022 Quarterly Update
During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the world and markets had to adjust to a new landscape. We yearned for a return to normal. While the reopening has continued in 2022, it has had a different set of problems and has been both...
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ELS Vision Wealth Management, PLLC and RAM Group Merge to Provide Expanded Financial Services
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October 2021 Quarterly Update
We have come a long way since the depths of the pandemic in March of 2020. Effective vaccines were produced far more quickly than many expected. In the face of a dramatically changed world, businesses and individuals adapted quickly...
Read MoreJuly Quarterly Update
As investment markets close out the first half of 2021, we want to give a recap and our view of the landscape. 2020 was the year of the pandemic and recovery. As the pandemic spread, the world entered a near complete lockdown and...
Read MoreApril Quarterly Update
As we enter the second quarter of 2021, let’s take a look back over the eventful last 12 months. We believe a vital tool in managing money is a respect and knowledge of market history. It is helpful in examining market movements...
Read MoreJanuary Quarterly Update
As we enter 2021, we do so with hope that the world will continue to make progress in dealing with the many challenges that 2020 presented. Like most people, we were happy to put 2020 behind us. We are, however, looking forward to...
Read MoreOctober Quarterly Update
Greetings! Many have said that 2020 has been an unprecedented year. The spread of the pandemic led to a global lock-down, accompanied by a dramatic sell-off in risk assets around the world. Then just weeks into the decline, another...
Read MoreJuly Quarterly Update
Greetings! As we entered the second quarter of 2020, the world and investment markets faced serious challenges. In just weeks, the COVID-19 issue had morphed from an obscure threat in rural China into a global pandemic. As infection...
Read MoreELS Vision Wealth Management- Lawrence Smith Statement on Racism
As the President of ELS Vision Wealth Management and an African American in this country, I stand with fellow leaders of all backgrounds in using this period of unrest in our country to publicly condemn racism both conscious and...
Read MoreRMD Provisions Under CARES Act
Individual Provisions Under the CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Provisions Benefit. The worker will receive an immediate benefit (i.e., no one week waiting period) for an additional $600 per week for up to four months. This $600...
Read MoreIndividual Provisions Under the CARES Act
Individual Provisions Under the CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Provisions Benefit. The worker will receive an immediate benefit (i.e., no one week waiting period) for an additional $600 per week for up to four months. This $600...
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April Quarterly Newsletter from ELS Vision Wealth Management.
Read MoreBusiness Provisions Under the CARES Act
Business Provisions Under the CARES Act Employee Retention Credit for Employers Subject to Closure or Experiencing Economic Hardship Due to COVID-19. This provision provides a refundable payroll tax credit for 50 percent of wages paid...
Read More9 FACTS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
Tip: How Much? Check your Social Security earnings and see an estimate of your benefits on the Web site, www.ssa.gov. Social Security’s been a fact of retirement life ever since it was established in 1935. We all think we know...
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