Weekly Market Commentary 8/26/24

Weekly Market Commentary 8/26/24

THE MARKETS The near future is more predictable than the distant future. Last year, the St. Louis Federal Reserve explored the accuracy of recession forecasts. They found that short-term predictions about whether there would be a recession in the subsequent quarter...
Novem Nexus Episode 5: Retirement Planning Strategies

Novem Nexus Episode 5: Retirement Planning Strategies

Welcome to Novem Nexus: Navigating Your Financial Narrative, where we explore the various topics of finance, the stories, strategies, and psychology behind our financial decisions with host Greg Wagner as we dive into the intersection between finance and the human...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/19/24

Weekly Market Commentary 8/19/24

THE MARKETS The best week of the year? After two weeks of slow and jolting market performance, a bounty of positive news calmed investors and lifted stock markets higher last week. “Investors seem to have come to the realization that while the economy may be in fact...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/12/24

Weekly Market Commentary 8/12/24

THE MARKETS Markets were gripped by August jitters. Last week, financial markets were volatile. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which is known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, rose to the highest level in four years before cooling down. “While spikes in the VIX often...