May 2020

What if You Missed the Best Five Days?

Submitted by Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC on May 29th, 2020

Hindsight is 20/20. It’s only human to imagine what it might have been like to turn left instead of right on some fateful day. However, that sort of daydreaming is unhelpful when investing, especially when it leads you to try and time the market.

Unemployment Fraud Plagues Unemployment Systems

Submitted by Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC on May 22nd, 2020

Washington State appears to be the primary target of recent attacks on the unemployment insurance system across the country.

Details on the Tax Deadline Extension

Submitted by Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC on May 15th, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service knows that many taxpayers have had a stressful spring. So, as you may already be aware, they reset the federal tax deadline. We all have until July 15^th to file our 1040 form. July 15^th is also the deadline to pay any federal taxes owed for 2019.¹

A Review of Q1 2020

Submitted by Kaizen Financial Advisors, LLC on May 4th, 2020

Q1 Quarter’s Recap

COVID-19 hits the United States and the markets tumble
Many businesses close their doors in effort to “flatten the curve”
The Fed lowers rates and takes other actions to help support the economy
Congress passes the CARES Act in response