Synchronized Swimming
The one sport in the Olympics that never ceases to amaze me when I see it is synchronized swimming, also known as water ballet. The way the athletes bob and weave through the water so effortlessly is pretty astonishing. I think it’s one of the most underrated...
Financial Focus – December 15th, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson of NelsonCorp Tax Solutions discuss some of the tax rules that were relaxed during the pandemic that should be back on people’s radar going forward.
Inventories
We have been talking about supply chains and shortages a lot this year. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to discuss the latest data on this front.
Seeing the Present Clearly
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rebounded strongly last week as volatility, as measured by the VIX index, fell below 20. The S&P 500 stock index rose 3.83%, the Nasdaq gained 3.61%, and the Dow surged 4.02%. Growth shares led the way, gaining about 4.3%,...
When Bad Is Good, and Good Is Bad
The United States’ unemployment rate is the focus of our featured chart this week. It’s something nearly everyone has heard of, and it’s the economic metric that people probably care the most about. To state the obvious, we don’t like a high unemployment...
Against the Grain
When we model intermediate-term stock market risk, we break up the model into three major categories: Price Movements, Investor Sentiment, and the Economic Environment. Each of these three major categories is comprised of six sub-composites each (for a total of...
Financial Focus – December 8th, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the recent inflation data and how higher levels of inflation can impact retirees.
Correlations
We have talked a lot about the volatility within the financial markets. David Nelson joins Local 4 News today to talk about how this will affect your financial assets.
Stocks Look Oversold, but Breadth Is Still a Concern
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks had a choppy week that saw the S&P 500 fall 1.22%, the Dow drop 0.91%, and the Nasdaq decline 2.62%. Growth stocks saw the most selling, down 2.29% on the week, whereas value stocks fell 1.22%. International stocks were mixed. The MSCI...
Going to Work
The labor market continues to improve in America. Our chart above shows that initial weekly jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to just 199,000 recently. That’s the lowest it’s been since the pandemic started, and even more surprisingly, it’s the lowest...
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