products

12|04|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | Dec. 1, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, GDP, Housing, Yields, Manufacturing, S&P 500, Consumer Gross Domestic Product (Q3) figures were revised higher to 5.2% from original...

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...

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...

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%...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...