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Open for Business

  Here’s a remarkable fact about the U.S. economy: Entrepreneurs have started new businesses at a record-breaking pace since the pandemic first started a year and a half ago. Sure, new business applications plummeted in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic....

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Central Bank Policy

Central Bank Policy

  One of the cool things about interest rates is they act as a barometer for the economy. When rates are going higher, it’s generally a sign that the economy is strong. But when rates are falling, it’s typically because the economy is weak. Many things affect...

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Peak Profits?

Peak Profits?

With 2020 behind us, the first quarters of 2021 have had a remarkable earnings rebound. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to explain how financial markets tend to react to profit margins.

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Testing Support

Testing Support

OVERVIEW   U.S. stocks got tripped up again last week as the major indices fell for a second week in a row. The S&P 500 lost 0.57%, the Dow dropped 0.07%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.47%. International stocks didn’t hold up any better. Developed country stocks fell...

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Slow Delivery

Slow Delivery

  This week’s featured chart is the ISM Supplier Deliveries Index. It measures whether suppliers are taking longer or shorter to deliver materials to manufacturers. It’s an inverse index, meaning a reading above 50% indicates slower delivery times, and below 50%...

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Defensive Strength

Defensive Strength

  For this week’s featured indicator, we show a chart of the relative performance of stocks versus bonds globally based on the relative strength line of the ACWI SHUT Index. SHUT is an acronym for Staples, Healthcare, Utilities, and Telecommunications. The ACWI...

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Financial Focus – September 22nd, 2021

Financial Focus – September 15th, 2021

Listen to this week’s Financial Focus where Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson of NelsonCorp Tax Solutions discuss some thoughts for planning around requirement minimum distributions from retirement accounts and how they might impact other areas of your tax return.

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Jobs Stumble

Jobs Stumble

September started off with a pretty weak jobs report. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to discuss what that means for you.

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Quiet Periods

Quiet Periods

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market snapped a two-week winning streak last week as the S&P 500 shed 1.7% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.15%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6%, also snapping a two-week run of gains. The declines in value...

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