The Retirement Report

After retracing approximately 1/2 of the stock losses for the year, the S&P 500 approached it’s 200 day moving average of 4320, then reversed course last…

Last week’s consumer price & producer price inflation readings are causing many to look deep inside their crystal ball for predictions. I hope we can all…

Investors had much to digest last week, and this week will be much of the same! 87% of the S&P 500 companies have reported quarterly earnings…

Earnings reports from Amazon, Apple and a few others helped to fuel the recent market rally.   It’s certainly nice to see the S&P make a fairly…

Last week, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI) reported higher than anticipated on the headline number, that includes food & energy.…

Economic reports and corporate earnings will be front and center this week. This Wednesday we’ll hear June’s Consumer Price Index (CPI).  The estimate is for the…

With the S&P 500 down over 19%, many are starting to ask “is now the time to buy??” According to Goldman Sachs, the forward Price to…

Stocks moved higher last week, providing a small amount of year-to-date relief.  US major stock indexes all traded higher, over 5%.  Foreign stocks and emerging market…

Is the Fed starting to slow demand for goods and services?  I believe the current answer is “Yes!”  Mortgage interest rates have doubled off the low,…