The Retirement Report

GDP, Earnings, Interest Rates   The first of 3 readings on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came out a solid 2.3%, which was above the consensus “guessers” estimate…

Interest Rates, Interest Rates…   Strong corporate earnings lifted the Markets between Monday and Wednesday, suggesting the Market was going to start moving north. On Thursday…

Earning’s Season Has Arrived   We will now see if earnings expectations of projected significant growth come to fruition and if the results move equity markets…

2nd Quarter Starts With A Bang!   The first week of trading witnessed the S&P500 move down by 1.4%. The finger is being pointed at new…

1st Quarter 2018 – That Was Quick   Did the 1st Quarter 2018 already end? Wow!! That was fast!      If you were able to…

Interest Rate Hike + Facebook + Tariff Talk + 1.3 Trillion $ Budget     = A Tough Week in the Markets   As expected, the Federal Reserve…

US Stock Market Indexes   For the 2nd week in a row, all major US Market Stock Indexes finished in the red. The Russell 2000 Small…

Tariffs, Employment & Interest Rates   Last week witnessed the major stock market averages rise over 3%. The markets are attempting to climb back to revisit…