07|28|2020

Fade to Red | July 24, 2020

Markets faded across the week. The shift from green to red was pretty dramatic. What was the cause? Monday Markets rose on Monday. The week started with an optimistic...

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|02|2020

Hopeful Exuberance… | May 29, 2020

Markets rose 3% last week. Was investor exuberance founded or an unfounded move on being hopeful? Monday Memorial Day Tuesday Markets opened the week with a bang as markets...

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...

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...

01|07|2020

Tension | January 7, 2020

AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:      Trade, Geo-Politics 2019 was a strong year that closed with little tension to speak of. 2020...

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...

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...

Trade Synchrony?

12|10|2019

Whipsaw | December 10, 2019

  AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:      Trade, Jobs, Oil, Stimulus Markets whipsawed about last week as trade, economic data, and fiscal...

12|03|2019

Favorable Noise | December 3, 2019

  AUTHOR: Jason J. Roque, CFP®, APMA® TITLE:       Investment Adviser Rep – CCO TAGS:      Trade, Japan, Europe Most of the moves over the last week were motivated by favorable...