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Stephen H Akin
Sep 22, 20248 min read
Essential Guide to Estate Planning
Estate Planning does not have to be complicated. It is not something that applies only to the wealthy and high income earners.
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Stephen H Akin
Sep 17, 20245 min read
Actuary View of Structured Settlements
An actuary uses math and statistics to estimate the financial impact of uncertainty and help clients minimize risk.
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Stephen H Akin
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Uranium Renaissance
Investors are once again focusing on Uranium. Causing talk of a Uranium Renaissance. Technology to Drive Growth As interest in AI...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Durable Goods Up 9.9%
New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $26.1 billion or 9.9 percent to $289.6 billion Durable Goods Rebound to Green on...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Fed Chairman Jerome Powells Jackson Hole Speech
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powells Jackson Hole Speech Dow Jones futures and other major stock indexes traded higher Friday as Wall...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 14, 20241 min read
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!
The Actual Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits the 50th month of All Time Highs! The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report revealed one...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 13, 20243 min read
Jackson Hole 2024
The Kansas City Federal Resereve holds its annual meeting starting August 22, 2024 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts dozens...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 13, 20242 min read
Top Dollar for Structured Settlements
Selling a Structured Settlement or annuity? Independent Professinal Advice will help you get more. As a Registered Investment Advisor,...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 6, 20241 min read
Japan Triggered Selloff
Despite the similarities this is not a repeat of October 1987 The unwind sparked huge losses in global stock markets and saw Japan’s...
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Be the Architect of Your Future
Develop better spending habits, increase savings and diversify investments.
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 30, 20242 min read
IRA or Roth IRA?
One of the most common questions that I receive is “Should I convert my IRA to a Roth IRA?” The thing to understand and consider is the...
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Stephen H Akin
Jun 30, 20241 min read
S&P 500 clinches double-digit gain in first half of 2024 after rallying three straight quarters
The index has climbed 14.5% so far this year. S&P 500 clinches double-digit gain in first half of 2024 after rallying three straight...
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Stephen H Akin
May 28, 20247 min read
Billionaire George Soros' 6 Top Stock Picks
Now 93 years old, Soros has long given up running Soros Fund Management LLC, US News and World Report Brian O'Connell May 23, 2024...
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Stephen H Akin
May 7, 20245 min read
Fiduciary
Akin Investments highlights the DOL Retirement Security Rule Investment Advice Fiduciary Today the Employee Benefits Security...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 19, 20243 min read
GOBankingRates.com Interview
I Bought a Yacht: Here's why I Regret it Having a yacht sounds like a dream — cruising in Italy with Beyoncé and jetting off to the...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 15, 20244 min read
Small Business Week
April 28 to May 4 has been proclaimed National Small Business week! I have so many wonderful memories of friends in small business! Below...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Yellen goes to China
It was once said "only Nixon could go to China". Now it's Treasury Secretary Yellen Treasury Secretary Yellen arrived in Guangzhou, the...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 27, 20244 min read
Akin Investments, CBS News
How high will the price of gold go? Here's what some experts think Akin Investments featured by CBS News "The fact that gold has broken...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 19, 20241 min read
CERAWeek
CERAWeek by S&P Global is the world's premier energy conference. Each year in my hometown, Houston. Standard & Poor's hosts the Cambridge...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 6, 20246 min read
Ides of March
Investment ideas as we move into March 2024 “There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;...
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