consumer

03|04|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | March 1, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, PCE, Goods, Housing, Yields, Money Supply, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment The U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment fell to 76.9...

03|01|2024

Announcements | March 1, 2024

Please welcome, Sophia Frank and Veronica Gearhart, to our administrative family! We are excited to have them join our team! Here is a little about each of them! Sophia...

02|27|2024

Jump for Joy | February 23, 2024

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Earnings, Jobs, housing.    Markets jumped for the week. Mainly it happened on Thursday, but is it...

Housing

02|26|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | February 23, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Prices, Goods, Housing, Building, Yields, Money Supply,  S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Economic data was heavy in a holiday-shortened trading week....

02|21|2024

Back Slide | February 16, 2024

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, CPI, Earnings, Oil, Retail Sales, Housing, PPI    Markets gave back much of the previous week’s profits....

Consumer

02|21|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | February 16, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, CPI, Retail Sales, Housing, Yields, S&P 500 We are seeing some market volatility from the strength of the Consumer...

Momentum

02|13|2024

Market Momentum? | February 9, 2024

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, CPI, PPI, Oil, Retail Sales, Sentiment   Markets lost ground for the second week. Does this say more...

02|12|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | February 9, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yields, Services, S&P 500 Let’s talk about the S&P 500 performance in our Leading Indicator Watch: The S&P 500...

02|06|2024

Driving Force of Markets | Feb 2, 2024

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, FRB, EARNINGS, JOBS, RATES   The week landed in the green again! Is the driving force of that...

labor market

02|05|2024

Leading Indicator Watch | Feb. 2, 2024

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Yields, Manufacturing, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Jobs data surprised markets this past week. Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan) well-surpassed expectations with...