Mike Kellen’s sons, Noah and Caleb each won their conference championships for the Wisconsin Lutheran Area Grade School Basketball conference. Both are students at and play for Christ the Lord Lutheran School. Chris Mitchell’s daughter Amaya qualified for the WIARA High School State Ski Race championship. She competed in slalom, giant slalom and super giant…
Grants provided through the IAG Charitable Foundation paid out $500 in the 1st quarter of 2024 to the following organization: Overland Missions, Cocoa, FL If you would like to submit a grant request for a charity in which you are involved, please use this link to complete the request. The organization is required to be a…
March 1 is coming fast. That is the self-imposed deadline for Congress to pass four of the twelve appropriations bills that make up the annual discretionary budget for the federal government. The other eight bills are due March 8. This extension since September 30 (when the current budget year started) was supposed to give Congress…
Last December bond traders and the Federal Reserve agreed to disagree. The Federal Reserve projected three or four potential .25% reductions in its overnight interest rate target by the end of 2024. Bond traders projected six or seven rate cuts. This disagreement went back and forth in January, but tilted heavily in the Federal Reserve’s…
BENEFICIARY REVIEWS Every three years, IAG advisors review beneficiary information in their client’s IRA’s, 401k’s, and other retirement accounts as well as on their life insurance policies. This is a very important exercise to go through because life happens, and things change. 2024 is a year for beneficiary reviews so as we meet with clients…
November was Long-Term Care Awareness Month. While November is behind us, any month is good for learning about long term care insurance. Even the U.S. Congress has urged “the people of the United States to recognize (this) as an opportunity to learn more about the potential risks and costs … and the options available.” We’re…
After a tame October inflation report, almost everyone thinks the Federal Reserve is done raising their target overnight interest rate for this cycle. The Federal Reserve is not so sure. Federal Reserve speakers have continued to emphasize that future actions are dependent on future data, and they will continue to take steps to bring inflation…
After grinding to a Speakerless halt, the U.S. House of Representatives has regained a limited form of functionality. How long this remains true is the big question. There are a relatively small, yet vocal, number of Representatives that are laser-focused on reducing federal spending. They also are demanding that all of the annual appropriations bills…
From the Jayme Heineck Family: Her son, Justin’s UW Intramural Volleyball team won first place. Justin’s sand volleyball team took first place and his innertube water polo team (who even knew this was a thing?) have taken first place for the 3rd year in a row. Both the sand volleyball and innertube water polo are…
Grants provided through the IAG Charitable Foundation paid out $5,500 in the 4th quarter to the following organizations: American Parkinson Disease Association – Wisconsin Chapter Pauline Haass Public Library Foundation Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee Saint Agnes Catholic Parish Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra If you would like to submit a grant request for a charity…