The HeartStone Blog

When the Fed Talks Inflation, Bond Investors Listen What the Fed’s new policy may mean for you. Recently, you may have read that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a change in how the Fed views inflation. In the past, the Fed said it would consider adjusting short-term rates when [...]

Q: What makes 2020 a unique year for retirement? A: Big changes to retirement account rules. You can attribute those changes to two major pieces of legislation: the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. You may not [...]

Lead, Lag and Coincident Indicators In the era of COVID-19, and the financial woes it has created, I often get asked, “Why is the stock market holding up so well when the economy appears to be struggling?” To understand why the markets react — or don’t — to certain outside [...]

With the economy and financial markets flashing mixed signals, it’s no wonder that lawmakers are deadlocked on whether to pass a Phase 4 of the CARES Act. More than $3 trillion in stimulus has already been pushed into the economy since March. Critics of a Phase 4 package say the [...]

Some Important Retirement Account News With all that is going on, it is easy to let finances slip to the back of your mind. But, the CARES Act made some important changes to retirement accounts that we would like to make you aware of. For those of you taking Required [...]

Key Provisions of the CARES Act Recently, the $2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security” (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act is designed to help those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also providing key provisions that may benefit retirees. To put this monumental legislation [...]