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In November, investors were more optimistic than consumers.
At the start of November, investors were decidedly bearish. During the week of November 1, the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey…
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Is it done? (We’re not talking about the turkey.)
Last week, investors enthusiastically embraced the idea that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could be done raising rates – and that…
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Earnings grew in the third quarter.
Four times a year, during earnings season, publicly traded companies report how well they performed during the previous quarter. The…
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The Mark Twain Effect?
Historically, economic theory was based on the idea that financial decisions were grounded in rational thought. In recent years, behavioral…
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Stay calm and consider the big picture.
Today, investors have a myriad of worries that are creating tremendous uncertainty. A September Investopedia survey found investors are concerned…
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Markets were resilient.
Last week, investors had a lot to process – geopolitics, inflation, consumer sentiment, the possibility of government shutdown – and…
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Financial markets lost ground during the third quarter.
While year-to-date returns for the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index remain above the historic average, which was 10.24 percent,…
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The time has come to start repaying student loans.
If you’re like most people, you didn’t pay anything on your student loans since March of 2020 when the federal…
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Inflation is slowing but consumers aren’t feeling it.
In August, for the first time in two years, inflation (excluding volatile food and energy costs) dropped below four percent.…
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How high will they go?
Just as the market anticipated, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) chose not to raise interest rates last week.…
