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February 2025
Markets Advance Amid Volatile Week
The Weekly Update Week of February 17th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks advanced last week despite some intra-week volatility as investors showed concern about ...
Markets Process Tariff Deals, New Data
The Weekly Update Week of February 10th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted modest losses last week as tariff deals, January jobs data, and ...
Black Swan Casts Shadow Over Wall Street
The Weekly Update Week of February 3rd, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week as investors parsed market-moving news nearly every trading ...
January 2025
Shifted Policy Gears Rev Markets
The Weekly Update Week of January 27th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week as investors reacted positively to a handful of better-than-expected ...
Goldilocks Returns; Market Ends Week “Just Right.”
The Weekly Update Week of January 20th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks roared back last week, fueled by upbeat Q4 corporate reports and economic ...
Investors Read Inflation Risk in Job Numbers
The Weekly Update Week of January 13th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks fell for the second consecutive week as a round of fresh economic ...
Stocks Decline Slightly as New Year Dawns
The Weekly Update Week of January 6th, 2025 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks edged lower last week despite a powerful end-of-week rally. The Standard & ...
December 2024
Holiday Spending Up
The Weekly Update Week of December 30th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks notched a slight gain over the holiday week. A tech-driven rally in ...
Powell Signal Leaves Investors Cold
The Weekly Update Week of December 23rd, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were under pressure last week as the Fed Chair's hawkish comments unsettled ...
Mixed Data, Mixed Results
The Weekly Update Week of December 16th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks finished the week mixed, bookending losses around midweek gains as investors digested ...
Markets Mixed; Jobs Back on Track
The Weekly Update Week of December 9th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed during the first trading week of December. Technology stocks led, ...
Solid Gains for Thanksgiving Week
The Weekly Update December 2nd, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted solid gains over a short and busy holiday week as investors parsed fresh ...
November 2024
Pre-Holiday Optimism Lifts Markets
The Weekly Update Week of November 25th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks advanced last week, powering ahead with pre-holiday optimism despite geopolitical tensions and ...
Rally Loses Steam; Fed Weighs Move
The Weekly Update Week of November 18th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks fell last week as the post-election rally lost momentum amid an inflation ...
Stocks Surge Post-Election; Fed Cuts Quarter Point
The Weekly Update Week of November 11th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks surged higher last week, fueled by the Fed’s rate cut decision and ...
Stocks Retreat on Jobs and Election Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of November 4th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks slid last week as mixed economic data and strong-but-not-spectacular Q3 corporate reports ...
October 2024
Stocks Mixed Ahead of Election
The Weekly Update Week of October 28th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week as fresh economic data points and election-related uncertainty ...
Sixth Week of Gains on Wall Street
The Weekly Update Week of October 21st, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted modest gains last week, with quarterly earnings season in full swing ...
Mixed Data Leaves Investors Anxious
The Weekly Update Week of October 14th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks advanced last week despite mixed inflation data, lurching oil prices, and lingering ...
Market Rallies But Ends Week Flat
The Weekly Update Week of October 7th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were essentially unchanged last week as geopolitical tensions added some volatility to ...
Rate Cut Momentum; D.C. Averts Shutdown
The Weekly Update Week of September 30th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks moved higher last week, continuing to build on the momentum generated after ...
