Dear Friends, The Federal Reserve ended its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting last Wednesday, and the outcome was broadly in line with market expectations. As expected, the Committee raised short-term interest rates by 75 basis points (0.75%) to take the fed funds rate to 2.5%. …
Are you worried about your financial future? Are you thinking about your retirement and how this volatile economy will impact you and your family? If you, your friends and family are overwhelmed by the current state of the market and economy, Debra Taylor has the key facts you need to know …
A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), extend grace periods and give you other rights under your life insura …
As many of you know, additional COVID-19 relief is expected to be signed into law this week, with most of the additional funding being used for the Paycheck Protection Program to support small businesses. If you are a business owner and this forgivable loan program is right for you, we sugg …
Written by Debra Taylor “This makes the Great Lockdown the worst recession since the Great Depression, and far worse than the Global Financial Crisis.” – IMF April 14, 2020 COVID-19 Summary The US currently has 730,000 cases, with between 25,000 and 30,000 new cases each day US death …
On Friday, March 27th, the President signed into law the CARES Act, a $2 Trillion stimulus package intended to combat the severe economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES Act includes provisions intended to help individuals and small businesses. The following resources …
As you may know, The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) was signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020. The Act provides $2.2T of economic relief to individuals and businesses all across the United States. Although there are many provisions within the 883-page Act, …
