Financial Focus – March 20th, 2024
Tune into this week’s episode of Financial Focus, where Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson delve into some exciting tax-related topics, including changes in tax laws, confusion around claiming dependents, and strategies for optimizing withholdings on W-4 forms.
Home Prices
Most people expected high interest rates to hurt home prices. James Nelson is here to tell us how home prices have fared since we seem to be at the peak of the interest rate cycle.
A Breadth of Fresh Air
In this week’s commentary, we discuss the recent expansion in stock market breadth and what it means for the market’s long-term health.
The New Oil
Some have said semiconductors are the new oil. The stock market agrees. Our featured chart this week shows the ratio of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index to the S&P 500 Index. This essentially illustrates how the semiconductor sector has...
Cozier Credit
Good news on the financial front: credit conditions are on the upswing! According to the NDR Credit Conditions Index, our spotlight indicator this week, things are looking brighter for businesses and individuals looking to get loans or credit. What are credit...
Financial Focus – March 13th, 2024
In this week’s episode of Financial Focus, Nate Kreinbrink discusses the Federal Reserve’s fight to combat inflation and Medicare options for individuals turning 65.
Economic Growth
Some people have been surprised at how well the stock market has performed so far this year. David Nelson joins us to share his thoughts on the first quarter activity.
It’s Good to Be Average
They say you shouldn’t settle for average. But when it comes to bull markets, we say differently. Check out our latest weekly market commentary to find out why.
New High Nikkei
It’s been a while, but the Japanese stock market finally hit a new all-time high this month. It reminds me of that scene in the movie Titanic where the old woman who survived the tragic incident starts her story by saying, “It’s been 84 years…” Okay, maybe it hasn’t...
On the Rise
The stock market is rising, and valuations are, too. But what exactly do we mean by valuations? Well, it's all about a metric called the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio). This ratio measures the price of a stock market index, like the S&P 500 Index,...
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