07|03|2024

Expect Volatility? | June 28, 2024

Markets were moving all over last week and thankfully landed in the green. Should this volatility be expected going forward? Monday                       S&P 500 0.31%| NASDAQ 1.09% With very little data...

04|30|2024

Market Breather…| April 26, 2024

Markets grew for the week for the first time in a month. Is it a reason to celebrate or a breather in the pullback? Monday                      S&P 500 0.87% | NASDAQ...

04|02|2024

Steady As She Goes…| March 29, 2024

AUTHOR: Jason Roque, CFP®, APMA®, AWMA®TITLE:   Investment Adviser Rep – CCOTAGS: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Housing Data, Durable Goods, GDP, Sentiment, PCE   Markets were little changed for the week. Is this a...

08|28|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | August 25, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Durable Goods, Housing, Money Supply, Yield Curve, S&P 500, Consumer Sentiment Highlighting our Leading Indicators: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Aug)...

07|06|2023

Leading Indicator Watch | June 30, 2023

AUTHOR: Kerry Hilsabeck, CFP® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep TAGS:   Jobs, Durable Goods, Housing, Yield Curve, Money Supply, S&P 500 We switched things up this week and got in the...

12|27|2021

Leading Indicator Watch | December 24, 2021

Highlights from the December 24th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (December) rose to 70.6 from 67.4. Be sure to check out more of last week’s Leading Indicators here...

10|05|2021

October Scare? | October 1, 2021

September turned out to be a volatile month after all. Should we expect a scare from October as well? Monday The S&P 500 started the week mildly lower, 0.27%....

09|28|2020

Dip of Hope? | September 25, 2020

Markets dipped last week. Will the sell-off continue or is there a reason for hope? Monday Markets started the week the same way last week ended, in the red....

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10|28|2019

Leading Indicator Watch | Oct. 25, 2019

Strong indicators last week led to strong market performance. Take a look at the data that supported market performance here.