Normalization
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mostly in the red last week. The S&P 500 Index lost 0.55% and the NASDAQ fell 1.06%. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.16%. Growth stocks were down around 1.45% on the week, compared to a 0.45% gain for value...
Back to Normal
One of the weird things about the 2020 recession was that household balance sheets in the U.S. actually improved quite a bit. Not only did the personal savings rate skyrocket, but credit card debt plummeted as well. A combination of fiscal and monetary support...
Staying in Harmony with the Trend
This week's featured indicator aims to stay in harmony with the stock market's long-term trend. To do this, the indicator first calculates the 200-day moving average of the MSCI World stock market index. The MSCI World Index (priced in U.S. dollars) is used as...
Financial Focus – April 6th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as David Nelson discusses the bond market and how rising interest rates impact what most investors consider to be the safer investments in their portfolios.
When Cash Isn’t King
Inflation and interest rates continue to drive financial markets. James Nelson joins Local 4 News to tell viewers how we should be thinking about these forces especially with our retirement plans.
Close, but No Cigar
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mixed last week, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.12%, and the Nasdaq Composite rising 0.65%. Growth stocks did well, gaining about 0.88% for the week, whereas value stocks fell...
The Powell Indicator
The U.S. job market reminds me of the way the character Mugatu describes the male fashion model Hansel in the 2001 film Zoolander. "So hot right now." Currently, there are around 11.3 million open jobs in the United States, compared to just 6.2 million...
Easy (Money) Does It
The stock market runs on money. It prefers an environment in which liquidity is readily available and banks are flush with cash. So naturally, we look to the nation’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, for clues on liquidity. The Federal Reserve is primarily...
Financial Focus – March 30th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the turmoil in the bond market so far this year and the impact it has had on balanced portfolios.
Worst Ever
We have heard a lot this year about rising inflation and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to discuss how those dynamics been playing out in financial markets and what investors can do to address some of these issues.
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