--- title: Granite Group Advisors Blog --- - [ BLOG ](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/) - [ CLIENT LOGIN ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/client-login) [![gga-retirement-header-logo](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/hubfs/gga-retirement-header-logo.jpg) ](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/all#) ** - [ FOR ADVISORS ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/for-advisors) - [ FOR EMPLOYERS ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/for-employers) - [ OUR TEAM ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/our-team) - [ 401K PEP ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/401k-pep) - [ CONTACT US ](https://www.ggaretirement.com/contact) - [ REQUEST CONSULTATION ](https://resources.ggaretirement.com/request-consultation) # Blog ## [Navigating Turbulent Markets: Insight from Granite Group Advisors](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/navigating-turbulent-markets-insight-from-granite-group-advisors) Apr 14, 2023 9:52:22 AM ## [Don’t Touch the Plate if it’s Hot– Investing and You](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/dont-touch-the-plate-if-its-hot-investing-and-you) Mar 22, 2023 3:04:38 PM ## [What 401(k) Plan Sponsors Should do in 2023](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/what-401k-plan-sponsors-should-do-in-2023) Mar 6, 2023 2:34:58 PM ## [What is your 401(k) Plan philosophy?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/what-is-your-401k-plan-philosophy) Feb 22, 2023 2:05:13 PM ## [Don’t Let Inflation Stop You From Building Out Your 401k Plan](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/dont-let-inflation-stop-you-from-building-out-your-401k-plan) Nov 9, 2022 3:04:36 PM ## [As An Employer, What's The Difference Between An Advisor And A Fiduciary?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/choosing-the-best-advisor-as-an-employer-investment-advisor-or-investment-fiduciary) Jul 14, 2022 4:15:34 PM ## [If You're an Employer, Look For These in a Retirement Account Manager](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/if-youre-a-plan-sponsor-look-for-these-things-in-a-retirement-account-manager) Apr 28, 2022 11:44:09 AM ## [What Employees Want Out of Financial Tools for 401k Retirement Plans](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/what-employees-want-out-of-financial-tools-for-401k-retirement-plans) Mar 24, 2022 11:37:48 AM ## [2022 Market Outlook (and a Quick Review of the End of 2021)](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2022-market-outlook) Jan 31, 2022 9:52:27 AM ## [Alternatives to Using Target Date Funds for Retirement Plans](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/alternatives-to-using-target-date-funds-for-retirement-plans-401k-clients-0) Jan 6, 2022 10:58:18 AM ## [What to Look for in an Online Financial Tool for Your Company 401K Clients](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/what-to-look-for-in-an-online-financial-tool-for-your-company-401k-clients) Oct 15, 2021 10:00:19 AM ## [Responsibilities of Small & Medium Businesses for Employee Retirement Plans](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/responsibilities-of-small-and-medium-businesses-for-employee-retirement-plans) Sep 20, 2021 2:12:18 PM ## [Making the Move From a SEP to a PEP 401k](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/making-the-move-from-a-sep-to-a-pep-401k) Jul 19, 2021 10:48:19 AM ## [The Advantages for Financial Advisors of Proposing a 401K PEP to Clients](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/the-advantages-for-financial-advisors-of-proposing-a-401k-pep-to-clients) Jun 21, 2021 10:13:56 AM ## [U.S. Labor Shortage: How PEP Retirement Plans can Attract Employees](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/u.s.-labor-shortage-how-pep-retirement-plans-can-attract-employees) May 28, 2021 10:59:23 AM ## [Guide to Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) for Sponsors](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/guide-to-pooled-employer-plans-peps-for-sponsors) May 10, 2021 10:26:14 AM ## [Granite Group Co-founder and CEO Interviewed on Bloomberg](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/granite-group-co-founder-and-ceo-interviewed-on-bloomberg) Mar 8, 2021 11:52:57 AM ## [Current Market Environment](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/current-market-environment) Feb 1, 2021 11:36:31 AM ## [Alternatives to Using Target Date Funds as QDIAs](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/alternatives-to-using-target-date-funds-as-qdias) Nov 3, 2020 11:01:35 AM ## [The tale of two tapes: Trick or Treat?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/the-tale-of-two-tapes-trick-or-treat) Oct 30, 2020 10:53:10 AM ## [MEPs: A Game Changer for Retirement](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/meps-a-game-changer-for-retirement) Oct 7, 2020 11:13:53 AM ## [Boomers: Make the Most of Social Security Benefits While They Last](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/hey-boomers-make-the-most-of-your-social-security-benefits-while-they-last) Sep 2, 2020 2:00:00 PM ## [The Skeptics of Social Security: What Millennials Can Do Now to Save for Retirement](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/the-skeptics-of-social-security-what-millennials-can-do-now-to-save-for-retirement) Aug 12, 2020 5:27:59 PM ## [Social Security Alone Isn't Enough for Retirement](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/social-security-alone-isnt-enough-for-retirement) Jul 30, 2020 9:39:49 PM ## [Are Independent Financial Advisors Risking Extinction?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/are-independent-financial-advisors-risking-extinction) Jul 6, 2020 9:00:00 AM ## [Private Equity in Your 401(k) Portfolio? It’s a Bad Idea](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/private-equity-in-your-401k-portfolio-its-a-bad-idea) Jun 29, 2020 9:00:00 AM ## [Nonprofits: Safeguard Your Endowment in Volatile Markets](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/nonprofits-safeguard-your-endowment-in-volatile-markets) Jun 15, 2020 8:00:00 AM ## [Quick Tips For Hiring an Investment Fiduciary](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/a-guide-to-hiring-an-investment-fiduciary) May 20, 2020 3:18:22 PM ## [Is It Time to Rebalance Your 401K?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/is-it-time-to-rebalance-your-401k) May 4, 2020 3:53:00 PM ## [A 3(38) Fiduciary Could be Your 401K Plan’s Not So Secret Weapon](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/a-338-fiduciary-could-be-your-401k-plans-not-so-secret-weapon) Apr 23, 2020 4:00:00 PM ## [10 Essential Questions When Hiring a 3(38) Investment Fiduciary](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/10-essential-questions-when-hiring-a-338-investment-fiduciary) Apr 23, 2020 3:57:41 PM ## [Don’t Panic. You’ve Still Got Retirement Plan Options](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/dont-panic.-youve-still-got-retirement-plan-options) Apr 3, 2020 3:18:57 PM ## [Protecting Your 401K in a Market Downturn](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/protecting-your-401k-in-a-market-downturn) Mar 24, 2020 3:13:04 PM ## [MARKET UNKNOWNS MAKES THIS DOWNTURN A LOT DIFFERENT FROM 2009](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/market-unknowns-makes-this-downturn-a-lot-different-from-2009) Mar 17, 2020 11:37:13 AM ## [Market Unknowns Makes This Downturn a Lot Different From 2009](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2020/03/17/market-unknowns-makes-this-downturn-a-lot-different-from-2009) Mar 17, 2020 10:57:57 AM ## [When it Comes to Investing, Fear is Never Your Friend](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2020/03/10/when-it-comes-to-investing-fear-is-never-your-friend) Mar 10, 2020 2:12:16 PM ## [Panic and fear are usually bad drivers for decision making](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2020/02/28/panic-and-fear-are-usually-bad-drivers-for-decision-making) Feb 28, 2020 10:52:08 AM ## [Coronavirus update](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2020/02/25/coronavirus-update) Feb 25, 2020 4:05:09 PM ## [Coronavirus](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2020/01/31/coronavirus) Jan 31, 2020 11:45:40 AM ## [Happy New Year!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2019/12/26/happy-new-year) Dec 26, 2019 3:15:47 PM ## [Impeachment?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2019/09/25/impeachment) Sep 25, 2019 9:36:00 AM ## [The Tariff Show](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2019/05/23/the-tariff-show) May 23, 2019 1:10:45 PM ## [Short term liquidity needs?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2019/04/04/short-term-liquidity-needs) Apr 4, 2019 4:31:52 PM ## [Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/12/20/short-term-pain-long-term-gain) Dec 20, 2018 1:51:17 PM ## [Now that the Mid-terms are over what comes next?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/11/07/now-that-the-mid-terms-are-over-what-comes-next) Nov 7, 2018 9:50:02 AM ## [Entry Point](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/10/23/entry-point) Oct 23, 2018 2:39:05 PM ## [Interest rates have gone up, now what?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/09/27/interest-rates-have-gone-up-now-what) Sep 27, 2018 12:56:11 PM ## [It's about the economy, not politics](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/04/16/its-about-the-economy-not-politics) Apr 16, 2018 9:17:26 AM ## [Trade Wars](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/04/04/trade-wars) Apr 4, 2018 9:22:47 AM ## [What a day!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/02/05/what-a-day) Feb 5, 2018 6:23:59 PM ## [You got to know when to hold 'em](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2018/02/02/you-got-to-know-when-to-hold-em) Feb 2, 2018 4:04:36 PM ## [Has the market rally finally run out of steam?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2017/08/23/has-the-market-rally-finally-run-out-of-steam) Aug 23, 2017 9:28:49 AM ## [The Higher Market Grind](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2017/05/16/the-higher-market-grind) May 16, 2017 10:23:07 AM ## [Life's Lessons](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2017/03/06/lifes-lessons) Mar 6, 2017 9:24:38 AM ## [Everyone is all Trumped up!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2017/01/31/everyone-is-all-trumped-up) Jan 31, 2017 10:03:46 AM ## [Market Color](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/12/12/market-color) Dec 12, 2016 12:12:07 PM ## [We are full](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/11/28/we-are-full) Nov 28, 2016 10:18:50 AM ## [Pre-election jitters...](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/11/03/pre-election-jitters) Nov 3, 2016 12:38:42 PM ## [It's all about employment](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/10/05/its-all-about-employment) Oct 5, 2016 10:28:33 AM ## [Rumors...](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/09/29/rumors) Sep 29, 2016 2:22:49 PM ## [Nowhere else to go? Or is there?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/07/28/nowhere-else-to-go-or-is-there) Jul 28, 2016 1:11:05 PM ## [The U.K. leaves](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/06/24/the-u-k-leaves) Jun 24, 2016 7:57:52 AM ## [Low yields](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/06/10/low-yields) Jun 10, 2016 12:17:16 PM ## [The Sohn Conference](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/05/05/the-sohn-conference-2) May 5, 2016 5:42:57 PM ## [Fear of Missing Out](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/04/20/fear-of-missing-out) Apr 20, 2016 10:02:14 AM ## [Earnings Season](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/04/12/earnings-season-3) Apr 12, 2016 9:32:39 AM ## [A Technical and Fundamental Perspective](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/03/22/a-technical-and-fundamental-perspective) Mar 22, 2016 11:31:09 AM ## [Not too much room for error](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/03/02/not-too-much-room-for-error) Mar 2, 2016 9:25:13 AM ## [The right market valuation?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/02/12/the-right-market-valuation) Feb 12, 2016 9:15:32 AM ## [Street Perceptions](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/02/08/street-perceptions) Feb 8, 2016 11:18:14 AM ## [Technically speaking](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/01/20/technically-speaking) Jan 20, 2016 9:34:41 AM ## [Blood in the water](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/01/14/blood-in-the-water) Jan 14, 2016 10:01:23 AM ## [The Market Rout](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2016/01/07/the-market-rout) Jan 7, 2016 10:06:09 AM ## [Looking at 2016](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/12/24/looking-at-2016) Dec 24, 2015 12:05:04 PM ## [From Capitulation to Complacency](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/11/09/from-capitulation-to-complacency) Nov 9, 2015 1:59:12 PM ## [Where are we now?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/10/19/where-are-we-now) Oct 19, 2015 11:11:39 AM ## [Headline Risk](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/09/22/headline-risk) Sep 22, 2015 10:54:44 AM ## [Valuation Reset](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/09/08/valuation-reset) Sep 8, 2015 4:28:03 PM ## [Allocation, Allocation, Allocation](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/09/04/allocation-allocation-allocation) Sep 4, 2015 11:39:48 AM ## [Capitulation?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/08/24/capitulation) Aug 24, 2015 9:24:04 AM ## [Catching a Falling Knife, a technical and fundamental perspective](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/08/21/catching-a-falling-knife-a-technical-and-fundamental-perspective) Aug 21, 2015 10:56:54 AM ## [Everyone but us or shall I say the US](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/08/11/everyone-but-us-or-shall-i-say-the-us) Aug 11, 2015 4:28:36 PM ## [Greek Exit](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/06/26/greek-exit) Jun 26, 2015 3:45:25 PM ## [Bond Yield](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/06/10/bond-yield) Jun 10, 2015 11:29:12 AM ## [Bond Yields vs Stock Valuations](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/06/03/bond-yields-vs-stock-valuations) Jun 3, 2015 3:39:48 PM ## [Chugging Along...](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/05/15/chugging-along) May 15, 2015 1:04:51 PM ## [The Sohn Conference](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/05/05/the-sohn-conference) May 5, 2015 12:35:10 PM ## [Hooray for QE Europe!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/04/14/hooray-for-qe-europe) Apr 14, 2015 11:40:02 AM ## [The good, the bad, the volatility](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/03/23/the-good-the-bad-the-volatility) Mar 23, 2015 9:42:10 AM ## [No Greed](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/02/23/no-greed) Feb 23, 2015 9:31:40 AM ## [Volatility!!!!!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/02/06/volatility) Feb 6, 2015 8:36:59 AM ## [A Technical Perspective](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2015/01/16/a-technical-perspective) Jan 16, 2015 9:50:47 AM ## [2014 to 2015](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/12/30/2014-to-2015) Dec 30, 2014 11:23:12 AM ## [Merry Christmas from Santa (Janet Yellen)](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/12/18/merry-christmas-from-santa-janet-yellen) Dec 18, 2014 1:32:58 PM ## [Cyber Monday](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/12/01/cyber-monday) Dec 1, 2014 2:57:40 PM ## [Granite Group Advisors Nomination for PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/11/20/granite-group-advisors-nomination-for-plansponsor-retirement-plan-adviser-of-the-year) Nov 20, 2014 5:09:35 PM ## [Did you say Valuation?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/11/19/did-you-say-valuation) Nov 19, 2014 2:04:46 PM ## [Veterans Day](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/11/11/veterans-day) Nov 11, 2014 10:43:51 AM ## [Trick or Treat](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/31/trick-or-treat) Oct 31, 2014 9:30:07 AM ## [Where do we go from here?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/29/where-do-we-go-from-here) Oct 29, 2014 11:20:39 AM ## [What a ride!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/22/what-a-ride) Oct 22, 2014 9:43:50 AM ## [Dont Panic!!!!!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/15/dont-panic) Oct 15, 2014 2:24:43 PM ## [Looking Forward](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/13/looking-forward) Oct 13, 2014 9:20:08 AM ## [Are the new hedge fund of funds mutual funds worth it?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/09/510) Oct 9, 2014 3:16:08 PM ## [It is hard to catch a falling knife!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/08/it-is-hard-to-catch-a-falling-knife) Oct 8, 2014 9:40:13 AM ## [Excessive 401k fees](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/03/excessive-401k-fees) Oct 3, 2014 1:58:18 PM ## [Opportunities beginning to appear](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/02/opportunities-beginning-to-appear) Oct 2, 2014 11:07:53 AM ## [Does your provider protect you?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/10/01/does-your-provider-protect-you) Oct 1, 2014 11:38:24 AM ## [A technical look at the S&P 500](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/09/26/a-technical-look-at-the-sp-500) Sep 26, 2014 10:00:46 AM ## [The Fed](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/09/17/the-fed) Sep 17, 2014 11:20:12 AM ## [Summer is Over!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/09/02/summer-is-over) Sep 2, 2014 3:19:56 PM ## [It's quiet...too quiet](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/08/26/its-quiet-too-quiet) Aug 26, 2014 10:00:20 AM ## [The geopolitical noise!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/08/18/the-geopolitical-noise) Aug 18, 2014 10:12:12 AM ## [Don't Panic...Be Pragmatic](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/08/06/dont-panic-be-pragmatic) Aug 6, 2014 11:27:50 AM ## [Housing is definitely a problem sign](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/07/28/housing-is-definitely-a-problem-sign) Jul 28, 2014 1:06:12 PM ## [The market needed an excuse](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/07/10/the-market-needed-an-excuse) Jul 10, 2014 11:51:20 AM ## [Fed projected GDP for 2014 will fall short again](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/06/25/fed-projected-gdp-for-2014-will-fall-short-again) Jun 25, 2014 4:14:59 PM ## [Subpar Growth](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/06/16/subpar-growth) Jun 16, 2014 1:03:25 PM ## [Second Quarter Growth](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/06/02/second-quarter-growth-2) Jun 2, 2014 1:03:28 PM ## [Interest rates have nowhere to go but up!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/05/19/interest-rates-have-nowhere-to-go-but-up) May 19, 2014 11:30:14 AM ## [Winter doesn't bring April showers to the economy](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/05/13/winter-doesnt-bring-april-showers-to-the-economy) May 13, 2014 10:42:28 AM ## [The economy is improving](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/05/06/the-economy-is-improving) May 6, 2014 10:02:36 AM ## [Earnings Scorecard](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/04/22/earnings-scorecard) Apr 22, 2014 12:28:08 PM ## [Starting over](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/04/14/starting-over) Apr 14, 2014 9:53:49 AM ## [Earnings season kicks off](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/04/07/earnings-season-kicks-off) Apr 7, 2014 10:34:23 AM ## [Much ado about nothing...](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/03/28/much-ado-about-nothing) Mar 28, 2014 1:18:29 PM ## [Is there another pullback coming soon?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/03/17/is-there-another-pullback-coming-soon) Mar 17, 2014 6:04:23 PM ## [Is China about to Implode?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/03/12/is-china-about-to-implode) Mar 12, 2014 12:25:01 PM ## [Is it the Russians?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/03/03/is-it-the-russians) Mar 3, 2014 10:18:25 AM ## [It is not the weather](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/02/19/it-is-not-the-weather) Feb 19, 2014 2:27:14 PM ## [Earnings](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/02/07/earnings) Feb 7, 2014 10:33:54 AM ## [Bear Market or Correction?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/01/27/bear-market-or-correction) Jan 27, 2014 11:35:03 AM ## [January Barometer](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2014/01/14/january-barometer) Jan 14, 2014 10:30:47 AM ## [What a year!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/12/27/what-a-year) Dec 27, 2013 8:33:18 AM ## [Year End Wrap-Up](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/12/20/year-end-wrap-up) Dec 20, 2013 2:57:00 PM ## [The Volcker Rule](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/12/10/the-volcker-rule) Dec 10, 2013 10:49:49 AM ## [Holiday Season...](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/12/02/holiday-season) Dec 2, 2013 3:48:49 PM ## [Bad News is Good News](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/11/18/bad-news-is-good-news) Nov 18, 2013 10:14:01 AM ## [Feds don't taper: Trick or Treat?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/10/31/feds-dont-taper-trick-or-treat) Oct 31, 2013 12:39:38 PM ## [Over for now](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/10/17/over-for-now) Oct 17, 2013 8:21:00 AM ## [Waiting](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/10/07/waiting) Oct 7, 2013 1:23:56 PM ## [The shutdown looms](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/09/30/the-shutdown-looms) Sep 30, 2013 12:15:01 PM ## [Will the government shut down?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/09/23/will-the-government-shut-down) Sep 23, 2013 11:45:53 AM ## [The doves are in control](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/09/16/the-hawks-are-in-control) Sep 16, 2013 12:11:02 PM ## [Will we peak again?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/09/12/will-we-peak-again) Sep 12, 2013 2:06:56 PM ## [Brink of war](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/08/28/brink-of-war) Aug 28, 2013 11:41:54 AM ## [A volatile time ahead](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/08/16/a-volatile-time-ahead) Aug 16, 2013 11:12:03 AM ## [How to decipher the data](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/08/06/how-to-decipher-the-data) Aug 6, 2013 2:25:04 PM ## [Earnings Season](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/07/16/earnings-season-2) Jul 16, 2013 11:10:50 AM ## [Rollercoaster](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/06/17/rollercoaster) Jun 17, 2013 11:07:52 AM ## [The economy: not too hot...not too cold](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/06/07/the-economy-not-too-hot-not-too-cold) Jun 7, 2013 11:54:40 AM ## [The housing market, a closer look](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/05/29/the-housing-market-a-closer-look) May 29, 2013 10:51:24 AM ## [Is the party over?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/05/23/is-the-party-over) May 23, 2013 10:33:53 AM ## [The end of Fed Easing!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/05/13/the-end-of-fed-easing) May 13, 2013 12:04:08 PM ## [Jobs: Better than expected](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/05/03/jobs-better-than-expected) May 3, 2013 10:47:31 AM ## [1st Qtr GDP: Continued Tepid Growth](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/04/26/st-qtr-gdp-continued-tepid-growth) Apr 26, 2013 10:05:24 AM ## [Gold Market Crash ?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/04/15/gold-market-crash) Apr 15, 2013 12:34:47 PM ## [Earnings Season Begins](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/04/08/earnings-season-begins) Apr 8, 2013 12:29:51 PM ## [The Fed's April Fools](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/04/01/the-feds-april-fools) Apr 1, 2013 10:24:04 AM ## [Crisis Averted...For now](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/03/25/crisis-averted-for-now) Mar 25, 2013 9:20:14 AM ## [Here we go again](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/03/18/here-we-go-again) Mar 18, 2013 10:50:36 AM ## [Retail investors go back in to stocks?](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/03/04/retail-investors-go-back-in-to-stocks) Mar 4, 2013 10:27:07 AM ## ["The Sequester"](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/02/25/the-sequester) Feb 25, 2013 11:54:52 AM ## [The Bernanke Show](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/02/21/the-bernanke-show) Feb 21, 2013 12:22:02 PM ## [State of the Union, back to the Economy](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/02/11/state-of-the-union-back-to-the-economy) Feb 11, 2013 4:17:43 PM ## [We needed an excuse](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/02/04/we-needed-an-excuse) Feb 4, 2013 9:52:39 AM ## [The next homeowner bailout!!](https://blog.ggaretirement.com/2013/01/28/the-next-homeowner-bailout) Jan 28, 2013 4:25:14 PM ## 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