2020 Year End Review

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While 2020 was a difficult year for many people in many respects, it turned out to be another strong year in financial markets. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic which ground the global economy to a halt in March and drove precipitous declines in global equity markets, most major asset classes generated positive and relatively strong returns […]

Financial Times 2020 Top 300

Whitney & Company Named to 2020 Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment AdvisersAugust 6th, 2020 – Whitney & Company is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2020 edition of the Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisers. The list recognizes top independent RIA firms from across the U.S. This is the seventh […]

Third Quarter Update

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In the third quarter, equity markets continued their recovery from the March lows. US. stocks as measured by the S&P 500 index were up 7.6% in the quarter, bringing the year-to-date increase to 3.2%, excluding dividends. As shown in the table below, the stocks of foreign companies and smaller US. companies also moved higher during […]

Mid Year Market Updates

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The first half of 2020 will go down in the books as an extraordinary time in modern history. A health pandemic has swept the globe, and the response to the pandemic has triggered a very deep recession with more people in the U.S. unemployed than at any time since the Great Depression. Markets have responded […]

CARES ACT 2020

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Whitney Planning Note – CARES ACT 2020 Last Friday congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which is a massive stimulus package to provide relief for families, individuals, small businesses, and other parts of our economy affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The CARES Act has various benefits from direct payments for […]

A Perfect Time For Planning

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Today’s environment has created a perfect time to organize your finances with after work or school activities limited. If you are suffering from Netflix burnout or boredom from staring at the walls, then we hope this update provides a little inspiration. Below are some highlighted ideas to take advantage of the times we are in. […]

Planning Primer – SECURE ACT 2020

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It is likely that most of you reading this have already read, or at least heard about, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement. Enhancement Act of 2019 or better known as the SECURE Act. It was legislation that was originally passed by the House in July and finally approved by the Senate and the […]