08|13|2024

Swing and a Miss… | August 9, 2024

Markets swung like a pendulum this week. Was the early selloff an overdone reaction or a sign of more volatility to come?

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08|06|2024

In the Clear? | August 2, 2024

Author: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® Title: Investment Adviser Rep TAGS: S&P 500, Rate Cuts, Unemployment, Jobs, Manufacturing, Treasuries This was another week of down markets. Will things get more turbulent...

08|05|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | August 2, 2024

Jobs data jolted markets on Friday with the Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) falling well short of forecasts. Only 114k jobs were added compared to an estimated 176k. The unemployment rate...

07|29|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | July 26, 2024

Consumer Goods & Materials: The Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index (MoM)(Jun) increased slightly from 0.1 to 0.2%, meeting expectations. The YoY (Jun) reading held firm at 2.5%....

07|23|2024

Cause for Alarm? | July 19, 2024

Markets swung midweek but showed resilience in other asset classes. Is it cause for alarm or a sign of opportunity ahead? Monday                       S&P 500 0.28%| NASDAQ 0.40% Markets started the...

07|22|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | July 19, 2024

Our leading indicators this week focused on the S&P 500: The S&P 500 fell by 110.35 points, closing at 5,505.00 (up 15.41% YTD). Market volatility as measured by The...

07|16|2024

Downhill from here? | July 12, 2024

Markets were mostly positive with a blip later in the week. Is it all downhill from here or will there be some climbing ahead? Monday                        S&P 500 0.10%| NASDAQ...