Deeds, Not Words
It is finally election day in a year that really has been like no other. While we’ve seen volatility pick up again in the weeks leading up to today, we have also seen improvements in economic data like the recent GDP release. David Nelson joins us to share what he believes the markets are focused on as everyone places their votes.
A Case of the Jitters
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks got crushed last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 5.6% over the past five days, its worst-ever loss in the week leading up to a presidential election. The Dow fell over 6%, and the Nasdaq dropped around 5.5% amid disappointing earnings...
Chart of the Week: Let It Grow
The Covid-19 pandemic has done a number on quite a few economic charts this year. GDP is its latest victim. GDP—Gross Domestic Product—is simply the market value of all goods and services produced in a country over a specific period. It is a crude but useful...
Financial Focus – October 28th, 2020
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the difficult task of managing portfolios in the current market near election time.
A Little Doesn’t Always Go A Long Way
We’ve talked a lot this year about how the pandemic has impacted financial markets, incomes, and taxes. Nate Kreinbrink joins us to share his thoughts on the other way that it could impact retirees specifically.
Trouble With the Curve?
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks dropped amid heightened volatility last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.53 percent, the Dow dropped 0.95 percent, and the Nasdaq declined 1.06 percent. The sell-off was mostly centered around large U.S. stocks. Mid- to small-cap stocks,...
Chart of the Week: More of Less Than Zero
After a dip in March, investors are once again gobbling up bonds that are certain to lose money if held to maturity. This week’s chart shows the total face value of negative-yielding corporate and government debt in the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate...
Financial Focus – October 21st, 2020
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the increase in Social Security, as well as the updated cost to Medicare.
Speed Bump or Road Block?
Last week we talked about ongoing concerns for large businesses given the current economic environment. David Nelson joins us to explain how this impacts employees when it comes to some of the big unemployment numbers we have seen this year.
Finding the Right Speed
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended a choppy week of trading with slightly positive gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent, the Dow was mostly flat, and the Nasdaq climbed about 0.8 percent. Developed country stocks did poorly, declining nearly 1.4 percent on...
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