Hosted by: Laura Hawley Special guest: Dana Hurley

Host
Laura Hawley – CFP®, President at Allen & Company

Co-Host
Dana Hurley – Financial Advisor at Allen & Company

In this episode, we take a look at the 2017 year in review and discuss the election, the US economy, the US unemployment rate, the obesity epidemic, and the new Tax Bill of 2017.

In this episode we cover:

• Economic Compass (1:30)
• 2017 year in review and the impact certain events had on the market (4:07)
• Weather and how it impacted the Florida economy and markets in 2017 (9:54)
• Advances in technology and the role it plays in driving the economy (14:12)
• The epidemic of obesity and how it affected the economy in 2017 (17:00)
• The financial hangover from 2017 and how you can recover (21:37)
• Preparing a budget and where to start (23:23)
• The Tax Bill of 2017 and what it means for the average citizen (33:19)
• Changes to deductions under the new Tax Bill (36:44)

Links From the Show:

• Allen & Company
• Amazon
• Dow Jones
• Florida Polytechnic University
• Nasdaq
• S & P 500

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Laura Hawley – CFP®, President at Allen & Company
Allen & Company – Laura Hawley

Dana Hurley – Financial Advisor at Allen & Company
Allen & Company – Dana Hurley
LinkedIn – Dana Hurley