Financial Focus – December 27th, 2023
Join us for the latest episode of Financial Focus, where Nate Kreinbrink and Andy Fergurson provide insights into year-end financial planning, taxes, and investment strategies.
Not So Surprising
2023 has been a pretty surprising year in financial markets. Nate Kreinbrink explains what he is keeping an eye on as we head into the new year.
Jolly Markets
Falling inflation has put the stock market in a jolly mood lately. In this week’s commentary, we highlight a few indicators showing why investors are in such high spirits.
Soft Landing
When the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates in 2022, the big worry was that it would put a lot of people out of work. Initially, the Fed predicted that the unemployment rate would need to rise from 3.7% to 4.4% in 2023, equivalent to 1.2 million...
Inflation Leader
Our nickname for this week’s indicator is the “inflation leader.” Why? Because it tends to lead the broader measures of inflation—like the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index—and can therefore warn us when inflationary pressures are building. The...
Financial Focus – December 20th, 2023
In this week’s episode of Financial Focus, Nate Kreinbrink is joined by Andy Fergurson to chat about the upcoming tax season and all the important deadlines you need to be aware of.
Excess Liquidity
The financial markets have been looking more optimistic lately. David Nelson joins us to share what he believes may be driving the positivity and what it means for viewers’ investments.
Fed Pivot
The Dow rose to an all-time high last week. In this week’s commentary, we discuss how the “Fed Pivot” is driving this bullish price action in financial markets.
Calmness
For this week’s chart, we highlight the VIX. No… not that ointment your mom rubbed on your chest when you were sick as a kid. But rather the VIX Index, a measure of market expectations for future stock market volatility. When the VIX is high, it means traders...
Rolling Returns
The writer Jason Zweig once wrote that regression to the mean is the most powerful law in financial physics. By this, he meant that after a period of really good stock market returns, we can expect things to cool down, and after a rough patch, there's a good...
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