06|09|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | June 6, 2025

Unemployment: Nonfarm Payrolls declined from 147K (Apr) to 139K (May), but were higher than forecast. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% for the third consecutive month, indicating resilience...

06|04|2025

Monthly Market Monitor | May – 2025

Monitoring equity markets this last month was easy as things climbed, The Fixed Income market was a bit different. What does it mean for the remainder of the year?...

06|03|2025

Cautious Resolve | May 30, 2025

Markets recovered some, but not all, losses from last week. Are investors proving to be more resilient as we close out the month of May? Monday               S&P 500 0.00%...

06|02|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | May 30, 2025

Consumer Goods & Materials: Core PCE Price Index settled at 2.5% (YoY)(Apr), the lowest reading since 2021 for the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. The monthly measurement remained...

05|28|2025

Rising Temps | May 23, 2025

Markets pulled back this week. Will seasonal optimism and trends buoy markets for now? Monday               S&P 500 0.09% | NASDAQ 0.02% Following a positive week for markets on the...

05|27|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | May 23, 2025

Yield Curve: Yields ended higher for the 4th straight week. 2-year yields rose from 3.98% to 4.00%. 10-year yields climbed from 4.43% to 4.51%, pushing down the prices of...

05|20|2025

Room to Run? | May 16, 2025

Markets came out fast to start the week and ended solidly in the green. Does the economy still have some room to run? Monday               S&P 500 3.26% | NASDAQ...

05|19|2025

Leading Indicator Watch | May 16, 2025

Consumer Goods & Materials: Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM)(Apr) rose 0.2%, less than the 0.3% forecast. Year-over-year it rose 2.3%, less than forecast and the lowest reading since February...

03|10|2025

3 Keys to a Traditional IRA

As a long time funding option, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs AKA Individual Retirement Arrangements) evolved in recent years to become more practical. Here are a few key things to...

04|08|2024

Announcement | April 5, 2024

Financial Future Services friends and family, we have an exciting announcement! Kerry Hilsabeck is launching his own brand under our advisory firm – Elevated Financial Planning! Kerry says, “Elevated...