Financial Focus – December 1st, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as David Nelson discusses the connectedness of global markets, inflation, and the recent rise in volatility.
Financial Conditions
This week’s indicator focuses on the National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI) produced by the Chicago Federal Reserve. There are several “financial conditions” indexes out there, but the NFCI version includes a number of financial indicators (over 100)...
Withdrawals
We have talked a lot recently about how inflation is impacting financial markets. James Nelson joins Local 4 News to discuss the special considerations for retirees.
Financial Focus – November 24th, 2021
Listen this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss return expectations and the impact of different investments in different types of accounts.
More Inflation
Inflation remains a key theme this year in the economy and in markets. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to share some of the recent numbers that has kept this top of mind for investors.
Thinking Global
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market was mixed last week. The Dow dropped 1.38%, but tech stocks helped push the S&P 500 higher by 0.32% and the Nasdaq by 1.24%. The Russell 3000 Growth index posted a weekly gain of 1.5%, whereas its value counterpart fell 1.89%....
Leaving Port
The Baltic Dry Index. It's funny; despite having the word “dry” in its name, the Baltic Dry Index involves a lot of water. This is because it measures changes in the cost to ship various raw materials such as coal, iron ore, and grains across the world’s...
Pricing Power
This week’s indicator is all about pricing power. When a company has pricing power, it can increase its prices and still maintain demand for its products. Whether or not a company can do this depends on various factors. But for many companies, labor is the...
Consumer Discretion
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks took a step back last week, with the S&P 500 falling 0.31%, the Dow declining 0.63%, and the Nasdaq dropping 0.69%. Growth stocks underperformed, falling about 0.6%, versus the 0.03% gain for value stocks. Foreign stocks were mixed. The...
Getting a Raise
Above target inflation and widespread supply and labor shortages are things the U.S. economy hasn’t experienced in quite some time. The good news for workers, however, is that companies have raised wages at an exceptional rate in recent months, hoping to...
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