Argent Employee Spotlight – Jill Nalty
Meet Jill, who is with Argent Trust in New Orleans and has been with us for 2 years. Q. What led you to Argent and what makes it unique? A. Louisana based company Q. Why do you enjoy working at Argent? A. I enjoy the people and the “small company” feel Q. What...
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Your Relationship with Your Financial Adviser? It’s Complicated
Social scientists theorize that people have two main decision-making styles: mostly emotional or mostly rational. This can make a financial adviser’s role in helping clients make good choices interesting … and surprising, as two clients’ stories show. Originally...
The Morning View: February 26, 2021
Announced this morning, Personal Income increased 10.0% in January, more than expected. Personal Spending increased 2.4% in January, which was slightly lower than estimates. Meanwhile, the January core PCE Deflator, a closely watched measure of inflation that...
How 2021 Tax Changes Could Affect High-Net-Worth Investors
BY: DUT LeBLANC | Executive Vice President, Argent Financial Group Federal tax laws have been mostly friendly to ultra-high-net-worth investors in recent years, but are likely to change under President Joe Biden — perhaps significantly. Although no specific 2021 tax...
Argent Employee Spotlight – Deanna Rankin
Meet Deanna Rankin, who is with Argent Trust in San Antonio and has been with us for 3 years. Q. What led you to Argent and what makes it unique? A. Humble confidence is exhibited throughout all levels of personnel throughout the company. It’s not just a good...
Argent Employee Spotlight – David Thibodeaux
Meet David Thibodeaux, who is with Argent Trust in Baton Rouge and has been with us for 2 years. Q. What led you to Argent and what makes it unique? A. I was asked by Argent’s Louisiana Market President to open the firm’s 31st location in Baton Rouge to...
Monthly Market -March 2021
Equity markets started the month of February on strong footing with a 6% gain in the S&P 500 over the first two weeks. The S&P 500 then gave back some of those returns with a loss during the final week of the month; however, overall, it still delivered a...
The Morning View: February 17, 2021
Announced this morning, Retail Sales for January increased 5.3%, much higher than the 1.1% expected. Non-store Retailers, Electronics & Appliance stores, and Furniture & Appliance stores were especially strong, all increasing more than 10% in January, while...
The Morning View: February 10, 2021
In this morning’s data, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.3% in January, as expected, and is 1.4% higher on annual basis. Prices for Gasoline were higher for the month, encapsulating most of the increase in the headline figure, while prices for Used Cars and...
Argent Employee Spotlight – Drew Davis
Meet Drew Davis, who is with Argent Trust in Shreveport and has been with us for 5 1/2 years. Q. What led you to Argent and what makes it unique? A. I was led to Argent on a recommendation by a friend, they said they thought I would fit in very well at Argent...