The Weekly Wealth of Knowledge is your download of this week's most important topics related to our community, financial planning, the markets and more! August is here and we welcome in "money" month at MONECO Advisors. All month we will be highlighting everything related to it, including savings strategies, budgeting, cash flow, debt management and more!
In this issue:
- MONECO Insights - Tax Planning: Maximizing Savings & Financial Efficiency (3 min read)
- Always Be Learning - LPL Focus 2023 (2 min read)
- Business Cycles and The S&P 500 (3 min read)
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MONECO Insights - Tax Planning: Maximizing Savings & Financial Efficiency
As we usher in our new theme of "money" month throughout August, this week our Insights team takes a look at the critical role tax planning plays in your overall financial plan. We will discuss the significance of tax planning, its benefits, and effective strategies to navigate the complex world of taxes. As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to the office.
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Always Be Learning - LPL Focus 2023
At MONECO, our entire team has a passion to always be learning, both in and out of the office. Last week a few of our peers traveled to San Diego to attend the annual LPL Focus Conference. LPL’s annual conference brings advisors together from across the country with the purpose of empowering them to think bigger, maximize their strengths, and expanding their opportunities. Financial professionals from practices and institutions of all types and sizes attend to bring back new skills to continue to help better support our clients and team members on a day-to-day basis. While there, each team member was also able to meet with the department professionals that they interface with in the back office daily, further helping to build those critical relationships. We can wait until next year!
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Business Cycles and The S&P 500
The business cycle fluctuates over time, from the highs of an expansion to the lows of a recession, and each phase impacts the performance of S&P 500 sectors differently. Read below to see how each sector in the economy has historically performed during each stage.
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