The Week Ahead
Your Weekly News and Updates
June 8, 2020
Take a Virtual Garden Tour in Claude Monet's Garden in Giverny, France.
This garden was the inspiration behind Monet's famous series of paintings - 'Water Lilies."
Click on the photo to your right to watch Royal Academy curator Ann Dumas introduce Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny in Normandy, which is open to the public between March and November and maintained by a team of gardeners.
Debbie personally curates our newsletter which offers exclusive insights into events and happenings at Taylor Financial Group, LLC!
Who Can You Help?
We understand how daunting this time is for you and we are trying to provide you with helpful information. Do you know anyone who could benefit from our services? Who could you help during this time by introducing them to a firm like ours?
Carson Group Webinar on Thursday, June 11: How Social Security Fits into Your Retirement Plan
This Thursday, June 11 at 4:00pm ET
Jamie Hopkins, Director of Retirement Research at Carson Group, will present this webinar to help you understand:
• The basics and importance of Social Security
• How benefits are calculated and who is eligible
• How to incorporate Social Security into retirement
• What to consider from a tax perspective

The Market Minute:

Listen to Debbie discuss the most recent unemployment report and why it may be too optimistic.

We are in a Recession (no duh), learn about the news behind the recent unemployment reports and why the markets just don’t care... Click here to listen


If you missed our last webinar: 20 Financial Tips for 2020 - with COVID-19 Updates, we have the full slide presentation here!
Take a moment to read our June Client Letter discussing the widespread disparity between the economy and the stock market
Letter Written by Debra Taylor

I cannot remember a time when I’ve seen such a widespread disparity between what is happening in the economy and what is happening in the stock market.
Let’s take a moment to briefly outline the situation using hard data.

The unemployment rate soared to a post-depression high of 14.7% in April, while the survey of businesses by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a loss of 20.5 million jobs in April, the worst monthly reading since records began in 1939. In a single month, nearly all of the jobs created after the financial crisis disappeared, at least temporarily.... Read More
Every week, we will provide you with an updated COVID-19 Index that uses stoplights to indicate the financial stress on our health, economy and markets. It reviews the critical data points and addresses where we are and then provides an Overall Assessment.
Click on the photo above to access your own copy!
EXCLUSIVE CLIENT ONLY EVENT: OUR NEXT LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINAR WITH A SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FROM GOLDMAN SACHS IS THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 AT 12:30PM!
Exclusive Client ONLY Event:
On Thursday, July 2nd at 12:30pm, Debbie and Rob Taylor will be hosting a speaker from Goldman Sachs on this Webinar, this time for clients only :

Lunch and Learn: After the Run Up: Goldman Sachs on Their Outlook and the Investment Themes That Matter

Reasons To Attend Our Webinar:

  1. Find out what Goldman's new outlook really means, straight from the source.
  2. Find out where the specific investment opportunities are now.
  3. Learn why active management matters.
  4. Find out what Goldman is buying and what they see for going forward.
  5. Join Taylor Financial Group and our special guest speaker from Goldman Sachs to gain exclusive insight into the market recovery.


Click here to register:  
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3604262195473986060?source=The+Week+Ahead
HAVE YOU READ DEBBIE'S RECENT ARTICLE ON ESTATE PLANNING BLUNDERS?
Famous Estate Planning Blunders
Article Provided by Taylor Financial Group, LLC

Celebrities have enough money to hire the best estate planning
lawyers. You would think celebrities, of all people, should have
ironclad estate plans that keep their affairs private, leave money and
possessions to the people they love and the charities they care about,
and take advantage of legal ways to avoid or minimize estate taxes. .. Read More
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CORONAVIRUS AND THE MARKETS
COVID-19 Dethroned the Longest-Running Bull Ever. But be careful to avoid the preening duck that thinks it's really a bull.
Article provided by Taylor Financial Group, LLC

Two days after its 11th birthday, on March 11, 2020, the longest running bull market in history ended abruptly. Born from the financial crisis on March 9, 2009, the 11-year old bull market was derailed by COVID-19 and the end was swift and painful... Read More
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
How You Actually Catch COVID-19 - Jogging, Office, Work, Shopping?
Article Provided by Taylor Financial Group, LLC

It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We have robust data from the outbreaks in China and Italy, that shows the backside of the mortality . .. Read More
MAKE YOUR ANNUAL ROTH IRA CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE JULY 15, 2020!
Consider Annual Roth IRA Contributions and Back Door Roth IRA Conversions 
Provided by Taylor Financial Group, LLC

We believe firmly that most clients should be building their retirement accounts, and particularly their Roth accounts. Even retired clients can benefit from building their Roth balances. With that in mind, please consider the following.... Read More
TAXES
The filing and tax payment deadlines have been extended from April 15 to July 15, 2020 . You also have until July 15, 2020 to contribute to your 2019 IRA. If you have already filed your 2019 returns, click here for information on how to send them to us.
CURRENT STATE OF THE MARKET
Weekly Market Commentary 06.08.2020
Published by The Carson Group, LLC

The jobs market rallied back far sooner and stronger than expected. The U.S. economy created 2.5 million new jobs in May. Economists had projected a loss of 7 million jobs, so the surprise was massive. The gains are mainly attributable to workers who were temporarily laid off being called back to work as lockdowns ended or were relaxed... Read More
"LIFE IS 10% OF WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90% OF HOW I REACT TO IT"
- John Maxwell -
Tip of the week
Provided by Taylor Financial Group, LLC

Exercise is not only wise, but it may also prove economical. In the Long Run, just keeping fit may save you thousands of dollars (or more) in medical bills, which an unhealthy person might incur.

Last week at the office...
Our Chief of Staff & Director of Client Administration , Ryan Mancini and her children baked a delicious Orange Olive Oil Cake from C hef Alex Guarneschelli's instagram !









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