Members of the Military: Estate Planning Whether you’re a veteran or just starting out in the military, planning and preparing your estate is of vital importance. Why is estate planning so critical? Because, at your death, you leave behind the people you love and all your worldly goods. Without proper planning, you have no say […]

The S&P 500 Just Crossed 6,000. What’s Next? The S&P 500 took over headlines on a Monday in mid-November when it closed above 6,000 points for the first time. From humble beginnings at just 16.66 points in January 1950, the widely-followed benchmark index has traveled far in the almost 75 years since, generating incredible wealth […]

November 2024 Market Summary: Stocks Rally, Home Sales Collapse, Bond Funds Appreciate The S&P 500’s Journey to 6,000 The S&P 500 crossed 6,000 for the first time on November 11th, 2024. This is the second 1,000-point milestone to take place in the same year, as the index hit the 5,000-point mark back in February. It took the […]

July 2024 Market Summary: Rotation into Value, Cooling Inflation, and Falling Treasury Yields Equities experienced some turbulence in the second half of July but most indices finished higher thanks to a solid first half of the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.5% higher in June, the S&P 500 advanced 1.2%, and the NASDAQ slipped 0.7%. July was a stellar month […]

Is a zombie recession coming? (By that, we mean that renewed fears of a “hard landing” recession have emerged from the grave and are walking among us.)1 Many analysts were convinced that the U.S. economy could achieve a coveted “soft landing,” but they might be overly optimistic. Want to skip the economics? Scroll to the […]

The stock market rocketed to new record highs after the latest FederalReserve meeting.1 Will markets continue to rise? Will stocks take a dive after the recent record highs? What could the Baltimore bridge collapse mean for the economy? Let’s discuss. Why are stocks on such a tear? Despite some bumps in the road, markets have […]

The S&P 500 broke the 5,000 level recently for the first time in history as investors embraced euphoria and rallied.1 And then tumbled as investors got jittery.2 Then yo-yo’d a bit more. Fear and greed are the two halves of the investor psychology coin. When investors are feeling greedy and exuberant, they buy in the […]

It’s official. The bear market is behind us. The S&P 500 finally hit a new record for thefirst time since 2022. And then notched multiple higher highs in the days thatfollowed.1 That means it has passed the final bar to formalizethe bull market in stocks that started after the October 2022 market low.2 What’s a […]

As we kick off 2024, the latest data is raising some concerns about inflation. Let’s dive into some data and take a look.   Inflation is still one of the biggest risk factors we’re watching this year. Here’s why. While inflation is still well below its 2022 peak, the data shows that the fight toward […]

How did 2023 go for you? Let’s take a moment to review some of the year’s major market and economic trends. (Before I sign off, I’ll also pass along a few thoughts about what 2024 could have in store.) AI became a major tech trend1 After ChatGPT launched in late 2022, the AI space race […]