06|30|2020
Coming Storm? | June 26, 2020
Markets fell last week as COVID cases rose and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) actions stand to restrict banks. Do these short-term factors indicate a coming storm? Monday Markets advanced...
06|23|2020
Markets Diverge | June 19, 2020
Concerns have been increasing, as have the markets. When will this new correlation diverge? Monday Markets opened with a bang as they were off 2% at the open! Concern...
06|16|2020
Is The Worst Behind Us? | June 12, 2020
Is the worst behind us, or was the market fall last week indicative of the start of a new volatility increase? Monday OPEC + extended their production cuts which...
05|27|2020
Soar to Heights | May 22, 2020
Markets soared last week. What pushed them to heights last eclipsed in October? Monday Markets soared on Monday as two events from over the weekend thrusted the week into...
03|10|2020
Not so Friendly Friends | March 6, 2020
Volatility continued last week. At initial glance, you would think COVID-19, but OPEC and their not so friendly friends had something to do with it too… Emergency Fed Rate...
03|03|2020
Corona in the Driver’s Seat | February 28, 2020
Last week, the Corona Virus took the driver's seat in markets. While this risk is real and on-going, the economic problem may come years down the road.
12|17|2019
Early Christmas | December 17, 2019
AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS: Trade, FRB, Brexit, ECB Christmas came early for the economy last week as progress was...
11|19|2019
Recent Strength = Future Growth? | November 19, 2019
AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS: Trade, FRB, GDP, Brexit Markets climbed again last week. Does recent market strength translate into...
11|05|2019
Climb to the Top! | November 5, 2019
AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS: EARNINGS, TRADE, RATES, ECONOMY Markets were moving and they could not be stopped! Was important...
08|20|2019
Classic Recession Signal
AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE: Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS: TRADE, FRB, INTEREST RATES The yield curve inverted for the first time since ‘07....