Strategic Wealth Partners was acquired by Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC ("Kovitz"), a registered investment adviser with the SEC on May 1, 2024. Strategic Wealth Partners is now a division of Kovitz and its registered investment adviser. Materials created prior to this date were created by Strategic Wealth Partners and are accurate as of the time of publishing.

GOLF FORE! JCYS: The 2017 Golf Outing

Mike Karmin, Wealth Advisor at Strategic Wealth Partners (SWP), participated in GOLF FORE! JCYS: The 2017 Golf Outing. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jewish Council for Youth Services, Camp Red Leaf. The year-round camping and respite program for children and adults with developmental disabilities, provides enriching recreational activities to hundreds of individuals annually.

Karmin currently serves on JCYS’s Board of Directors and is the VP of Development.

The organization offers educational and recreational programs for Chicagoland’s children and through board service, aims to help develops the next generation of Jewish civic leaders.

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Investments
Tuning Out the Noise: Why Smart Investors Stay the Course
If we’ve worked together for any length of time, you know I regularly talk and write about investor psychology, especially how tuning out day-to-day market headlines can lead to better long-term results. In a world full of distractions, this mindset is more important than ever. We live in an era of nonstop financial news. From interest rate speculation and economic forecasts to geopolitical tensions and trade policy shifts, headlines are constantly vying for our attention and our reaction. Recently, headlines about new tariffs and another downgrade of U.S. government debt have added fresh layers of uncertainty. And naturally, these stories raise questions: Should I adjust my portfolio? Go to cash? Do something, anything, right now?
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Current Events
What We Have Been Reading – Market Commentary & Beyond for May 2025
Our team regularly reads articles from industry peers and trusted resources to stay up to date on financial markets. We enjoy reading about topics related to economics, investments, current events, and financial planning. In addition to circulating some of the best pieces internally, we thought our clients, partners, and friends might enjoy reading some of the same articles as us. Here are recent pieces that our team members have read, along with some commentary on why we found the respective articles interesting.
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