Axiom Vol 57

7/30/17

FEATURED: 
No Fear: The VIX Stays Low – For Now

  

The CBOE Volatility Index – often called the “VIX,” dropped to its lowest level since December 1993 this week. Just after the Fed’s July policy meeting, the VIX dropped to 8.84, its lowest reading since the index started posting real-time data. READ MORE

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The Best-Paid U.S. Jobs Requiring No Bachelor’s Degree

If you’re looking for a well-paid job but you don’t have the money, time and sheer patience required to complete a four-year bachelor degree, do not fear! According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data published by Business Insider, plenty of U.S. jobs require an associate degree (usually taking two years), a postsecondary nondegree certificate or a high-school diploma.

Air-traffic controller offers the highest wages without a bachelor degree with the median annual salary coming to $122,410. Prospective applicants should keep in mind that the job still requires an associate degree. Even though nuclear-power reactor operator sounds like a job requiring extensive university qualifications, it actually only requires a high-school diploma or equivalent. It has a very lucrative median salary of $91,170 a year.

Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/10419/the-best-paid-us-jobs-requiring-no-bachelors-degree/

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Know The Difference™ Minute: 
Is New Manufacturing Good For An Area? The Manufacturing Multiplier

Annex Wealth Management’s Dave Spano takes a close look at sector multipliers and why the FoxConn deal will likely have a massive effect on the region.

Talking About Tax Planning: Should I Contribute To A Roth?

Talking About Tax Planning: Capital Gain Harvesting Vs. Roth Conversion

Talking About Tax Planning: Roth Mulligans

 Annex Wealth Management’s Dave Spano, CFP and Annex Wealth Management’s Tax Planner Mandy Nowaczynski, CPA, CFP discuss tax planning and some of the “mulligans” the code provides.