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Discover how to save money and reduce your carbon footprint with energy-efficient home upgrades. Learn about tax credits, eco-friendly improvements, and simple lifestyle changes that boost comfort and value.
4/24/2025
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In the video below, Wealth Enhancement’s Deputy Chief Investment Officer Doug Huber focuses on the “outsized volatility” in municipal bond markets. Driven by concerns over market volatility linked to trade tensions, seasonal selling, and a desire for some investors to move back into equity markets, the municipal markets are seeing wider spreads than normal. Watch to learn more.
4/24/2025
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This week on 7 Market Movers, Portfolio Consulting Director Aya Yoshioka discusses the “strange trifecta” going on in the markets right now and the latest comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Using our 7 Market Movers framework, Aya also covers global economic growth, interest rates, inflation, fiscal policy, monetary policy, global macro risk, and investor confidence to explain what’s happening in the markets and what it means for you.
4/16/2025
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By Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Financial Advisors at Wealth Enhancement and co-hosts of “Your Money” on WCCO AM 830 on Sunday mornings. Email Bruce and Peg at yourmoney@wealthenhancement.com.
4/10/2025
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Our latest episode focuses on the market rally that occurred on Wednesday after the Trump Administration announced a 90-day pause on most tariffs. The S&P 500 closed Wednesday up 9.52%. Watch as Gary Quinzel, Vice President for Portfolio Consulting focuses in on fiscal policy and investor sentiment as he explains the market movers at play.
4/9/2025
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In this special episode of 7 Market Movers, Wealth Enhancement’s Deputy Chief Investment Officer Doug Huber looks at the impact that tariffs have had on the markets over the past few days.
4/7/2025

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