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What Is in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and How Does It Compare to Current Law?
Weekly Financial Trends and Insights
Every week in our Key Wealth Institute emails, we dive into trending topics and their potential impacts to investors to deliver timely insights and advice from our in-house experts. Here, you’ll find all of our Key Questions in one place, so you always have access to the latest market information.
Key Questions: Is the U.S. Going to War with Iran? What Should Investors Do?
Writing about the topic of war is not something that I like doing. While I have tremendous respect for those who valiantly serve or have served our country and their families who courageously support them, I have no firsthand experience with warfare.
Key Questions: What Tax Proposals Are in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' That All Taxpayers Should Be Aware Of?
The House of Representatives on May 22, passed the One Big Beautiful Bill, reflecting the tax and spending priorities of President Trump and Congressional Republicans. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it will likely be changed. How the bill ultimately takes shape will become clearer over the next several weeks and months.
Key Questions: Is Jay Powell’s Job at Risk, and What Are the Risks for Investors?
Attention is increasingly turning to the future independence of the Federal Reserve. Central to that debate is the fate of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Key Questions: Do Cracks in the Credit Markets Mean US Corporates’ Financial Health Has Cracked?
In times of macroeconomic uncertainty, both equity and fixed income investors look to the credit markets for indications of economic deterioration and company distress. As of this writing (April 7, 2025), both equity and credit markets have continued their sell-offs associated with President Trump’s April 2nd tariffs policies.
Key Questions: Liberation Day: What Happened? What’s Next?
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs far greater and far broader than anticipated. As a result, and in brief, the impact associated with the president’s new trade policies may potentially cause short-term inflation to rise, economic growth to slow, recession risks to increase, and the geopolitical environment to be altered, possibly for decades to come.
Key Questions: How Much Tech Do You Really Own?
Technology has become an increasingly dominant force in US stock markets – and thus in many investors’ portfolios. Over the past 15 years, tech companies have delivered standout growth and returns, causing broad market indices to tilt heavily toward the tech sector.
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