retail

10|23|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Oct. 20, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Retail Sales, Housing and Building, Yield Curve, S&P 500 The consumer continues to be the economic driver in this...

consumer

10|18|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | October 13, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment September’s increase in energy costs factored into the Consumer Price Index data...

fork

10|17|2023

Fork In The Road | October 13, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Oil, Rates, FRB, PPI, CPI The week was mixed. Is this a fork in the road? Which...

rearview markets

10|10|2023

Rearview Markets… | October 6, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ With September in the rearview mirror, markets turned a profit in the first week of October. What...

jobs

10|09|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | October 6, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Factory Orders, Yield Curve, Manufacturing & Services, S&P 500 Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs… It was a week all...

At the Market.

10|03|2023

New Quarter, New Market? | Sept. 29, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, Rates, Gov’t Shutdown Markets fell… again… Shocking I know, but a new quarter could bring a new...

Consumer Prices

10|02|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 29, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, PCE, Housing, Yield Curve, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment As the focus remains on the direction of consumer...

cuts

09|26|2023

Fed Cuts Hope! | Sept. 22, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, FRB, Rates The Fed made a case for no cuts next year. Markets were hoping for cuts...

09|25|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Sept. 22, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Housing, Building, Yield Curve, S&P 500 S&P 500 is our focus this week: The S&P 500 fell by -130.26 points...

09|19|2023

Short-Term Move… | September 15, 2023

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS:   S&P 500, NASDAQ, fuel, FRB, UAW Markets moved lower even as inflationary data was encouraging. What does this mean in...