Strong and Persistent
Another stock market index joined the all-time high club last week. This week, we’ll discuss the market’s strength—and why overconfidence among investors could be a risk to its continued rise.
January Barometer
In 1972, Yale Hirsch, the author of the popular investment guide the "Stock Trader’s Almanac," uncovered a fascinating stock market pattern he dubbed the “January Barometer.” Simply put, he observed that how the S&P 500 Index performs in January tends to...
Earnings Breadth
This week’s indicator looks at the percentage of U.S. companies beating earnings expectations—or what is commonly called the “beat rate” on Wall Street. The key insight of the indicator is that when more companies beat earnings expectations in a quarter, it...
Financial Focus – February 14th, 2024
In this episode of Financial Focus, Nate Kreinbrink discusses the importance of tax planning and how it can impact an individual’s financial situation.
5,000
The U.S. stock market reached a major milestone recently. David Nelson joins us to explain what this milestone means for viewers’ investments.
Take It Slow
Stocks continued to hit new all-time highs last week. In this week’s commentary, we discuss some of the factors driving the market higher, including why a “slower” Fed is a better Fed when it comes to its rate-cutting ambitions.
Top Dog
This week’s chart shows the top 10 countries in the world ranked by nominal GDP or economic growth. As you can see, the U.S. continues to dominate the rest of the world—and by a pretty wide margin. According to the latest IMF World Economic Outlook report, the...
Bonds Are Back
Bonds have had a rough time the past few years. The Fed started raising cash rates in 2021 to tackle inflation, and bond returns suffered severely. But, according to this week’s featured indicator, things are starting to look up for bonds. The indicator is...
Financial Focus – February 7th, 2024
In this week’s episode of Financial Focus, Gary Determan talks with David Nelson about local basketball records, the importance of surrounding oneself with positive people, and the expansion of services offered by NelsonCorp Wealth Management.
Supply Chain Issues Redux
Inflation has certainly seemed to slow down over the past year. John Nelson joins us to share what he keeps his eye on when it comes to inflation data and how it can help viewers make more informed investment decisions.
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