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...

08|03|2021

Holding the Economy at Bay | July 30, 2021

Markets were little changed last week, but the economic calendar was not light. What’s holding markets at bay? Monday Markets gained on Monday as the week got underway. The...

10|06|2020

Signs of Life | October 2, 2020

Are the markets showing signs of life, or should we expect it to flat line soon? Monday Markets opened the week on a hot note. All three indexes rose...

08|04|2020

Leadership Edge | July 31, 2020

Leadership remained with the NASDAQ as markets climbed. The S&P struggled in comparison, what gave NASDAQ the edge? Monday Markets started on the rise. Optimism once again high as...

05|12|2020

Poor, But Strong Week | May 8, 2020

A strong week for markets came from a poor week in economic data. But why the rise as the economy fell? Monday Markets opened Monday down as they reacted...

05|05|2020

Improving Seesaw? | May 1, 2020

The week was a bit of a seesaw, but are there signs showing things are improving? Monday States began to reopen their economies including Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina,...

04|21|2020

Strength and Weakness | April 17, 2020

Strength and weakness were plentiful last week. Somehow though, the markets found room to move up.

02|06|2020

Market Retreat | February 6, 2020

AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:      Corona virus, GDP, USMCA, Brexit Markets retreated and there were several data points that could have...

year in review

12|31|2019

Year In Review | December 27, 2019

  AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:      GDP, CPI, PMI, S&P, Trade There were some bumps in the road for what turned...

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...