The Crowd is Fickle
OVERVIEW Markets finished broadly lower last week, with most major equity indexes declining. The S&P 500 fell 1.95%, the Dow slipped 1.91%, and the NASDAQ dropped 2.74%. Across the broader market, the Russell 3000 lost 1.85%, driven by a 2.74% pullback in...
Builder Cuts
Let's check in on the housing market this week. A new report from the National Association of Home Builders shows that a record 41 percent of builders are now cutting prices to bring buyers back into the market. That’s well above the roughly 30 percent average...
Murmurs From the Middlemen
This week’s indicator focuses on the AMEX Securities Broker/Dealer Index. If you’re not familiar with it, this index tracks companies in the securities brokerage business and related areas. It works like a barometer for activity inside the investment services...
Financial Focus – November 19th, 2025
A wave of tax changes is rolling in for 2025, and many of them are being misunderstood. Nate and Andy walk through the biggest updates, so listeners know what to expect before filing.
Keepin’ It Real
Inflation has cooled quite a bit from the highs we saw a few years ago, but many people still feel like they are falling behind. Nate Kreinbrink explains how “real” incomes remaining below pre-inflation levels are one cause for this hangover.
Hitting a Wall
OVERVIEW Markets were mixed last week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.08%, the Dow gained 0.34%, and the S&P 100 (large-cap) rose 0.32%. The NASDAQ slipped 0.45% as technology shares struggled to keep pace. Broadly, the Russell 3000 dipped 0.07%, as growth...
Borrowed Money
This week’s chart looks at margin debt, or how much money investors are borrowing to buy stock. In good times, it’s good. It’s a sign that investors are feeling confident and willing to lever up to buy stock. But, like anything, it can get out of hand—and when...
The Rubberband Man
This week’s indicator is what we call an overbought and oversold indicator. The simplest way to think of it is like a rubber band. Pull it gently and nothing happens. Stretch it far enough and you start to feel the tension build. Keep pulling, and eventually...
Financial Focus – November 12th, 2025
This week on Financial Focus, we dig into the new tax rules and why so many of the headlines around them deserve a closer look. If you’re sorting through what’s true, what’s “kind of” true, and what actually applies to you, this episode is worth checking out.
Money In The Bank
The amount of money in the economy today is considerably more than there was years ago. John Nelson joins us to share the significant growth in US household and business checking account balances plus how this extra cash may impact the market.
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