Weekly Market Commentary 3/10/25

Weekly Market Commentary 3/10/25

THE MARKETS What do weather and investing have in common? From 1991 to 2020, the average temperature of the United States was 54.7° Fahrenheit. Of course, that doesn’t mean the temperature in every state on every day was 54.7°F. The weather varied dramatically from...
Weekly Market Commentary 3/3/25

Weekly Market Commentary 3/3/25

THE MARKETS Is it supposed to be doing that? At the end of last year, economists believed the chance of a recession in 2025 was relatively low. In December, economist Torsten Sløk wrote, “The outlook for the US economy remains strong with no signs of a major slowdown...
Weekly Market Commentary 2/24/25

Weekly Market Commentary 2/24/25

THE MARKETS A difference of opinion. Broadly speaking, there are two types of investors: individual investors and institutional investors. Individual investors buy and sell investments to grow their personal wealth. This group of investors often works with financial...
Weekly Market Commentary 2/18/25

Weekly Market Commentary 2/18/25

THE MARKETS Optimism headed south on Friday. After rising for most of the week, stock markets lost momentum last Friday as economic data raised doubts about further Federal Reserve rate cuts, reported Rita Nazareth of Bloomberg. Late in the day, President Trump...
Weekly Market Commentary 2/10/25

Weekly Market Commentary 2/10/25

THE MARKETS Optimism headed south on Friday. After rising for most of the week, stock markets lost momentum last Friday as economic data raised doubts about further Federal Reserve rate cuts, reported Rita Nazareth of Bloomberg. Late in the day, President Trump...
Weekly Market Commentary 2/3/25

Weekly Market Commentary 2/3/25

THE MARKETS Wait! What just happened? Last week, investors were inundated with market-moving data and news. Stock markets gyrated as investors tried to process everything that was occurring. Here’s some of what happened: China surprised the artificial intelligence...