We believe an era of low inflation, low interest rates and supportive fiscal and monetary policy has ended. We believe interest rates will probably need to stay higher for longer to tackle sticky inflation and weigh on economic growth. Last week’s US employment report for September supported the characterization of the US economy as continuing to grow while absorbing significant negative impacts on the technology and housing sectors from rising interest rates. Robust but decelerating monthly job creation is consistent with the Federal Reserve’s objectives to ease labor market tightness and reduce upward pressure on wages, while simultaneously allowing the Federal Reserve to maintain its course on aggressively raising interest rates. On the wealth planning front, we see opportunities with the new market lows, including loss harvesting, Roth conversion, and wealth transfer. We also saw the IRS’s announcement last week regarding individuals and businesses in a FEMA designated ‘hurricane Ian disaster relief area’ may delay filing until February 15th of next year.
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