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The Starlight Navigator is our online digest, filled with useful information to help you take control of your financial well-being. Each article brings you valuable insights and information from the Starlight Portfolios team to help you assess, prioritize, and execute your financial goals.

Aug 05 2020

What Is Earnings Season?

Financial results are reported each quarter. Every few months, you may hear the phrase “we’re entering earnings season” as you read financial news. But what exactly is “earnings season” and why is it important to Wall Street? Earnings season is the period of time ... Read More

Aug 05 2020

What is Driving Current Market Behavior?

In the era of COVID-19, and the financial woes it has created, people often ask, “Why is the stock market holding up so well when the economy appears to be struggling?” To understand why the markets react — or don’t — to certain outside factors, it’s always good to keep ... Read More

Jul 06 2020

The Mainstreet Lending Program

As businesses begin the process of reopening their doors after the COVID-19 shutdown, many have considered turning to the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program for aid. Announced on March 23, the Program’s goal is to help businesses weather the pandemic and the ... Read More

Jul 06 2020

An Unprecedented Rush to Cash

An “eye-popping” $2 trillion in cash has been stashed in deposit accounts at U.S. banks since the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the country in January.1 This surge of money into banks has no precedent in history. Several factors have contributed to the cash surge, ... Read More

May 29 2020

Unpacking the Paycheck Protection Program

American lawmakers have passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, a program that will offer small business loans to employers in need of aid as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.1,2 The bill is a $484 billion dollar package, of which $310 ... Read More