spending

11|27|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 24, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Yields, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell to 61.3 (Nov) from 63.8 (Oct) but was above...

path

11|21|2023

Whispers of The Path Ahead… November 17, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Moody’s, CPI, Retail   It was a good week for growth. Whispers of recession seem to be fading,...

Consumer

11|20|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 17, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:      Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Retail Sales, Yields, S&P 500 The Consumer Price Index (CPI)(MoM) was unchanged in October resulting in a drop...

look out ahead

11|14|2023

Look Out Ahead! | November 10, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Earnings, FRB, Rates The celebration continued as markets rose ahead of year end. Were there concerns that...

Mortgage

11|14|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 10, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Yield, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment The U.S. MBA 30-year Mortgage Rate fell to 7.61% after hovering around 7.86%...

Rally

11|07|2023

Pop the Champagne? | Nov. 3, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, FRB, Rates, Earnings Pop the champagne, a rally has begun! Is it sustainable or should there be...

S&P 500

11|06|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Nov. 3, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yield, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500 The S&P 500 jumped 240.97 points (6.27%) this week, closing at 4,358.34 and...

markets

10|31|2023

Markets Sliding… | October 27, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Rates, Earnings, GDP Last week saw markets officially move into correction territory. Is there more to come?...

Manufacturing

10|30|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Oct. 27, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Goods, Housing, Yields, Money Supply, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment It was a mixed bag last week...

Storms

10|24|2023

More Storms Ahead? | Oct. 20, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Retail Sales, Housing, Jobs Equities and Bonds had a rough week. Is this a signal of more...