Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

by | Sep 28, 2023 | Chart of the Week

  A key question—perhaps THE key question—of the year is: has the Federal Reserve done enough to get inflation under control? There are a couple of schools of thought out there on this question. The first suggests that the Fed simply needs to get the Federal...
Looking Down

Looking Down

by | Sep 28, 2023 | 4 Your Money

We have talked about various measures of sentiment over the past year. David Nelson explains what he is currently watching on that front and what it means for viewers looking to put investment dollars to work.

Reversing Course

Reversing Course

by | Sep 28, 2023 | Indicator Insights

  July 28th, 2023. That was the day the S&P 500 index reached its highest level of the year (so far). Since then, the market has tumbled. As of this writing, the S&P 500 index is down roughly 7% from its summer high. After two months of a down market,...
Playing Chicken

Playing Chicken

by | Sep 25, 2023 | Weekly Market Thoughts

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks fell last week as volatility reemerged on Wall Street. The VIX Index—a measure of investors’ expectations for market volatility—rose 25% for the week. The result was pretty large losses for the major U.S. stock indices. The S&P 500 fell...