05|15|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | May 12, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Yield Curve, S&P 500 Last week’s leading indicator watch highlighted Consumer Goods & Materials: Headline CPI (MoM)(Apr) rose...

05|09|2023

Fed Turmoil | May 5, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA® TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, JPM, Rates, Jobs The Fed raised rates again… With the Fed’s hiking cycle ending...

05|08|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | May 5, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Goods, Yield Curve, Manufacturing, Services, S&P 500 Jobs, jobs, and more jobs were a bright spot in last week’s...

05|05|2023

Wonderful News! | Office Announcement

We are excited to introduce Ashley Walker to our FFS Team! Ashley is your scheduling captain and will be managing the day to day operations to help keep our staff on...

05|02|2023

Hiding Chaos | April 28, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA® TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Tech, Banks, Earnings Markets moved higher while hiding some volatility. Will this week show...

05|01|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | April 28, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, PCE, Goods, Housing, Yield Curve, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Heading the economic news from last week, our...

04|26|2023

Markets Run Aground | April 21, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA® TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Financials, Rates, PMI Markets ran aground last week. Details in some reported earnings may...

04|24|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | April 21, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Yield Curve, S&P 500 Our leading indicators are showing a possible cooling in the labor market and there...

04|18|2023

Modest Hikes Ahead? | April 14, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, MS, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA® TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, CPI, PPI, FRB, Rates Markets grew modestly last week. What does the data...

04|17|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | April 14, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Retail Sales, Yield Curve, S&P 500 The S&P 500 rose 32.62 points and the VIX (CBOE Volatility Index)...