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If you’re tired of hearing about the amazing features of OpenAI’s ChatGPT—buckle up. A newer, sleeker, faster and smarter version is here.

The Fed is the arsonist AND the firefighter.

In a data dependent decision world, concerns about financial stability are casting a long shadow.

How did odds of a 50 basis point hike go from 80% on Wednesday to 0% today?

Every week, members of the Annex Wealth Management team field your questions on all sorts of wealth management topics. This week, Annex Wealth Management's Sarah Kyle and Matt Morzy answer questions on: DCA in down markets?; Active VS Passive; Sequence Of Returns Risk; High Net Worth Tax Strategy

The continued strength of inflation, valuations continue to be high while the equity risk premium stays low. The decline in interest rates meets continued Central Bank tightening.

The recent jobs report adds to signs that the Fed is at a crossroads. How much should rates be increased next? Annex Wealth Management's Dave Spano and Derek Felske discuss

GM is offering voluntary buyouts to a majority of its 58,000 white-collar workers.

Numbers up front: 10.8 million open jobs. That kind of demand creates wage inflation which contributes to the issue the Fed is trying to fix.

Inflation isn’t behaving. The Fed's goal is 2%. There is a lot of daylight between that and the current inflation rate of 6.4%.

ChatGPT stories are everywhere. Dan and Dave discuss the potential along with some pitfalls. Dave floats an interesting conspiracy theory about COVID.

Business and consumers locked in low rates on their debt. The mortgage market remains tough. AI and its potential aid to productivity. And the Fed's guidance might not be as effective on a go-forward basis.