Uncertainty Abounds
OVERVIEW Another volatile week on Wall Street saw the major U.S. stock indices end in mixed territory. The S&P 500 rose 0.82%, the Dow declined 0.06%, and the NASDAQ rose 1.08%. Growth stocks had a good week, climbing around 1.12%, followed closely by the...
What Happens to Stocks When the Fed Tightens Its Belt?
This week’s chart shows the average performance of the S&P 500 index a year after the Federal Reserve first starts a new monetary tightening cycle. What is a tightening cycle, you might ask? It’s the opposite of an easing cycle, meaning instead of lowering...
Slowing Down
As with most things, recessions are a hard thing to predict. But, the good news is we have tools at our disposal that help us better understand when global economic slowdowns are occurring. Specifically, we utilize a global recession probability model, shown in...
Financial Focus – February 23rd, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the importance of reviewing account beneficiaries regularly and updating those when circumstances change.
Hurts so Good
While we have seen a little turmoil in financial markets recently, the labor market is strong and consumers seem to be in good shape. James Nelson joins Local 4 News to explain how consumer sentiment does not necessarily match that view.
Flimsy Market
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended another tough week that saw the S&P 500 drop 1.58%, the Dow fall 1.9%, and the NASDAQ declined 1.76%. The weekly declines left the S&P 500 flirting near 10% correction territory once again. While holding up better...
A Bull Market in Used Cars
You’ve heard the saying before: your car depreciates in value the moment you drive it off the lot. But, while that is still true in general, the pandemic has challenged that notion in recent years. According to the Used Cars and Trucks component of the US...
Try a Little Supply and Demand
When we measure what we call the “price movement” of the stock market, we look at more than just the price changes of a broad-market index like the S&P 500. Other price-related factors matter to stock price movements, as well. Breadth is one of those...
Financial Focus – February 16th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson discuss the letters households should be receiving with information about the Child Tax Credit as well as a few other forms to watch for.
Wait for It…
Inflation continues to be one of the main themes in the markets and economy. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to share new thoughts on this front.
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