The Retirement Report

What a wonderful diversion.  25-year-old Scottie Scheffler embracing his wife after winning the 2022 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA….  Refreshing to see such a youthful,…

So where is the economy heading in the short term?  Are we entering a period of decelerating growth?  Are we heading toward a recession? Decelerating growth…

The 10-Year US Treasury ended last week with a yield of 2.49%, up from 1.50% on January 1, 2022.  A 1% rise in 3 months is…

The Federal Reserve’s actions going forward are critically important to this market.  Last week, Powell and Company decided to raise rates by .25%, as expected.  Powell indicated…

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this 5-week stock market losing streak to come to an end.  Will this be the week, or…

Driving into the office this morning, I noticed Wawa regular is gas priced at $4.29/gallon.  How much higher does gas need to rise before President Biden does…

A little perspective on our economy and the markets…. 2019 ended with the S&P 500 at 3230.  Covid shut the world down, pushing the S&P down…

No surprise that the markets pulled back late last week, knowing the Russia/Ukraine conflict could flare up and the markets would be closed for 3 days…

The Federal Reserve certainly is in, (and has us in!) a challenging situation!  Current inflation readings are very elevated – last week registering a print of…