by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 28, 2023 | Chart of the Week
A key question—perhaps THE key question—of the year is: has the Federal Reserve done enough to get inflation under control? There are a couple of schools of thought out there on this question. The first suggests that the Fed simply needs to get the Federal...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 21, 2023 | Chart of the Week
Americans love to spend money. That’s what we do. Resilient American consumers have helped support an economy this year that many believed would slow dramatically. However, as our featured chart this week shows, an important source of consumer spending is now...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 15, 2023 | Chart of the Week
So far, the aggressive tightening campaign by the Federal Reserve hasn’t really affected the U.S. consumer. And by various measures, household consumption has continued to prop up a surprisingly robust economy. Many agree that the reason behind the consumer’s...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 8, 2023 | Chart of the Week
There’s been a lot of chatter this year about the U.S. economy and where it might be headed. The consensus is somewhat mixed, but what does seem clear is that, as of right now, the U.S. is beating the rest of the world as far as economic activity is concerned....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 1, 2023 | Chart of the Week
This week, we have a neat little chart that shows how much “correlation” there is in the stock market. Correlation, as applied in this case, is a statistical metric that measures how much the average stock is moving in relation to the rest of the stock market....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Aug 25, 2023 | Chart of the Week
This week’s chart shows the yield on 10-year TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities—or what is more commonly known as “real yields.” Real, in this sense, means the rate is adjusted for inflation, so it tells us whether the interest rates on government...
