Financial Focus – April 27th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the pros and cons of pension payouts vs. lump-sum options and what retirees should be thinking about.
Employees Wanted
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell. justifies the economy being able to handle the upcoming interest rate hikes in part because of the strong labor market. John Nelson joins Local 4 News to explain what this really means for the economy and financial markets going forward.
The Biggest Losers
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market slipped further into negative territory last week, as the S&P 500 fell 2.75%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.86%, and the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 3.83%. Investors didn’t find much safety in bonds last week, as the...
About to Get Real
We’ve seen financial conditions tighten up a bit already during this new Fed tightening cycle, but so far, it hasn’t had too much of an effect on the real economy. However, that might be about to change. For example, our chart of the week above shows that real...