Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in Nicolet. Federal Reserve officials recently voted to end their highly accommodative zero interest-rate policy and lift interest rates by a quarter point. This officially begins a new cycle of interest rate hikes and is just the third initiation of a tightening cycle in the past 20 …

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Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in Nicolet. Market sentiment in early 2022 clearly turned bearish as investors grew increasingly concerned about slowing growth, inflation, and higher interest rates. The recent level of volatility likely feels even more elevated because 2021 was an exceptional year for equities marked by historically high returns and …

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Nicolet Wealth Management Market Update. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in Nicolet. The S&P 500 Equity Index has once again returned to record high levels. The recent strength follows an earlier setback in September when the equity market experienced a 5% correction for the first time in 11 months. Strong company fundamentals …

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