Financial Focus – July 26th, 2023
Join us for this week’s episode of Financial Focus, where Andy Ferguson and Mike Van Zuiden from NelsonCorp Tax Solutions discuss the misconception of rich people not paying taxes, highlight the importance of proactive tax strategies, and address the emotional aspects of paying taxes.
Lower Prices
Last week we talked about commodity prices moving a little higher, but there are other indicators of inflation to study. David Nelson joins us to share if there are concerns and what viewers can take away from this as it relates to their investment accounts.
Trending Bullish
OVERVIEW The Dow and the S&P 500 posted their second weekly gain in a row last week, increasing 2.08% and 0.69%, respectively. The Nasdaq, however, finished the week lower by 0.57%. Earnings season is well underway in the U.S., and solid results for many of...
Searching for Recession
Are we in a recession? Is a recession coming? These are the types of things people search for on the internet during times of economic uncertainty. In fact, as our featured chart above shows, when people have historically been nervous about the economy, they...
On a Roll
This week’s featured indicator highlights a concept known as the stock market’s rolling drawdown. The rolling drawdown—or trailing loss—is a measure used to assess the maximum loss an investment has experienced over time. In this case, we’re looking at the...
Financial Focus – July 19th, 2023
Come check out this week’s Financial Focus, where Nate Kreinbrink teams up with Mike Van Zuiden for a discussion on tax strategies and communication with the IRS.
Higher Prices
While the stock market has received most of the attention this year, we have started to talk a lot more about commodities. David Nelson explains the reason for this new focus.
Broadening Out
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices climbed around 2% to 3% last week, regaining ground lost in the previous week. The S&P 500 rose 2.42%, and the Nasdaq surged 3.32%, marking a 15-month high for both indices. Overseas, returns were even better, with...
Disinflation
The big economic news this week was the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday—and it was a good one. On a year-over-year basis, the headline CPI eased to 3.0% last month, the slowest pace since March 2021. This was a pivotal development for the...
Crossing Paths
This week I want to introduce a technical indicator called a moving average cross. The basic idea is that you take two moving averages—one shorter-term and the other longer-term—and generate buy/sell signals for an asset based on whether the shorter-term moving...
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