Market Searching for Direction
An abundance of conflicting data and opinions has the market looking for direction early in 2024. Soon, we’ll start to hear about the annual January
The Market and 2024 RMD’s
Stocks pulled back during the 1st week of 2024. Is it a sign that optimism has faded? Perhaps investors waited until 2024 to either trim
2023 Surprised Most!
Stock and Bond markets ended 2023 on high notes, with the S&P 500 climbing 24.23% and US bonds up 5.31%. The cocktail of moderating inflation,
Fed’s Gift – Document Retention
The Fed gave our markets an early holiday present. Three interest rate cuts are now forecast by the Federal Reserve for 2024. That was all
The Fed, Markets, Social Security & Medicare
The final Federal Reserve meeting for the year will conclude this Wednesday, with expectations that the Fed will leave rates steady. The Fed has raised
Will Markets Reach New Highs?
How much farther do US stock indexes need to climb to reach new highs? The indexes I’m referring are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the
Stocks Continue Higher
Stocks continued November’s race higher, however this week was a little different. Healthcare and Consumer Staples were sector leaders, rising 2.08 and 1.30% respectively. For
Markets – Melting Higher!
Inflation numbers last week pointed in the desired direction, providing hope to investors the Federal Reserve is now done raising rates, and begin reducing rates
November Markets – Tax Changes
November appears to be shaping up as a strong month for the stock and bond markets. After 3 challenging months prior, a welcome reprieve. This