Financial Focus – March 24th, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus where Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss interest rates and their impact across financial markets.
Volatility
We have had plenty of chances since last spring to discuss the volatility of financial markets. We have seen a historic rally in stocks and volatility is well off its peak. David Nelson joins the Local 4 news team to talk about the current volatility environment.
Not Fazed
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices took a step back last week as interest rates continued their relentless drive upwards. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.46%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.79%. Small-cap...
Chart of the Week: Big Time Spender
The U.S. federal government is pumping money into the economy at an extraordinary rate lately. As the top half of our featured chart shows, federal outlays (how much the government spent) reached over $7 trillion on a 12-month total basis last month. By...
Indicator Insights: Absolute Breadth Volatility (The Going Nowhere Indicator)
Volatility, in plain terms, is a measure of how much prices move up and down over a given period. But there are many ways to measure volatility. For our featured indicator this week, we evaluate it using something called an Absolute Breadth Index. The...
Financial Focus – March 17th, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson of NelsonCorp Tax Solutions discuss the latest stimulus bill and how it might impact your tax filing.
Monetary Phenomenon
Recently we’ve been talking about inflation through the lens of commodity prices and interest rates. John Nelson joins the Local 4 News team to discuss what else we can look for to keep an eye on this trend.
CEOs Feeling Chipper
OVERVIEW The S&P 500 rose 2.87%, the Dow climbed 3.47%, and the Nasdaq gained 3.78% last week. The rally in U.S. equities left the S&P 500 and Dow at all-time highs, while the Nasdaq clawed back some of its recent losses and is now about 5.5% off its...
Chart of the Week: High Energy
2020 was not kind to energy stocks. The Information Technology (Tech) sector of the S&P 500 was up over 40% last year, beating the socks off the Energy sector, which fell roughly -37%. However, in a big turn of events, Energy has made a comeback in 2021....
Financial Focus – March 10th, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink discusses the transition to retirement along with the magnitude and impact of all the decisions that must be made.
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