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Investment Management Consulting

For those who are committed to improving their ongoing investment process and long-term results… Investment Management Consulting is a comprehensive process of organizing, formalizing, implementing, and monitoring the investments of your organization ongoing toward achieving your desired results and objectives. This process includes: Financial planning Steward education and orientation Organizing, assessing, and designing investment strategies Implementing, … Read more Investment Management Consulting

Fiduciary and SRI

For those with a process in place who are committed to going to the next level… Fiduciary Counseling includes a formal assessment of your current investment situation and a comparison to global standards and “Best Practices”. It helps you to align your investment practices with your IPS (investment policy statement) and vice-versa. It helps you achieve … Read more Fiduciary and SRI

ViaGem Foundation Program

For organizations with needs as described below… and organizations that are financially secure and considering alternative investments or donations to outside organizations, programs, projects, or missions… ViaGem Foundation Program is a program established to provide investment and financial management assistance to help organizations that are under-funded and located in developing areas around the world that would … Read more ViaGem Foundation Program

April – May 2023

June 5, 2023July 11, 2023Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

THE ECONOMY

Recent U.S. jobs report showed the economy added 339,000 jobs in May, well above the 195,000 consensus expectation. Upward revisions the past two months underscore the strength of job creation in the U.S. The May unemployment rate was 3.7%.

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March – April 2023

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

THE ECONOMY

The latest U.S. Inflation Report indicates that the Fed’s Approach is working to tame inflation, but slowly. The all-items inflation index increased 5.0% for the 12 months ending March; this was the smallest 12-month increase since May 2021. Core CPI (all-items less food and energy) index rose 5.6% because energy decreased 6.4% and the food prices increased 8.5% over the last year.

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February – March 2023

March 17, 2023April 21, 2023Stephen Zielinski

U.S. Economic and Market Highlights

THE ECONOMY

Annual rate of headline inflation in the U.S. slowed to 6% in February from 6.4% while the annual rate of core inflation moderated to 5.5% from 5.6%. (See below list of inflation data from around the world.)

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