Aug 16, 2024 | Housing, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog Housing for 2nd Half of the Year At the beginning of the year we put out a 2024 housing outlook that First Trust published. In that report it talked about how unique 2023 was for housing but also an expectation for home sales to pick up in 2024 with expected...
Aug 9, 2024 | Behavioral Finance, Financial Planning, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Thoughts on this Weeks Volatility” I’m writing this on Tuesday, August 6th so take the context into account as you read this on Friday morning but we’ve already had a busy week in the market. I find it helpful to always take a step back, breathe, and put...
Aug 2, 2024 | Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “A History of the Federal Funds Rate” There is a lot of talk about the Federal Funds rate recently and whether or not the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in 2024. I thought this recent article from Yahoo Finance did a good job explaining the...
Jul 19, 2024 | Investing, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Is the AI Fever Too Hot?” I get a lot of questions about Artificial Intelligence and whether clients think we should be investing more heavily in some of these companies. While the growth has certainly been eye-catching, it’s important to not get caught up...
Jul 12, 2024 | Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Why America is Still a Safe Bet” Over the past few years I regularly get asked if I think that America is in a downward spiral and whether investing in our future is still a safe bet. While I understand the question, and I don’t think you can argue that...
Jul 5, 2024 | Investing, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Why the Stock Market Isn’t a Casino” I’ve heard people say before that the stock market is simply organized gambling and while I understand the sentiment I would have to disagree especially when you take into account the time it takes for a bet to play out...
