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April 2018
Special Update: Quarterly Report
The Weekly Update Week of April 9, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic stocks lost ground last week as trade war concerns continued to rattle ...
Markets Increase
The Weekly Update Week of April 2, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets were closed on March 30 for Good Friday, but in the four ...
March 2018
Stocks Drop as Tariffs Rise
The Weekly Update Week of March 26, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets experienced significant declines last week. The S&P 500 lost 5.95%, the Dow ...
A Look Back
The Weekly Update Week of March 19, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets were up on Friday, but domestic stocks lost ground for the week ...
Goldilocks Returns
The Weekly Update Week of March 12, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic stocks leapt ahead last week as the latest jobs report inspired renewed ...
Volatile Markets Continue
The Weekly Update Week of March 5, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Volatility continued last week as markets posted their 1st weekly loss in 3 ...
February 2018
Interest Rates, Treasuries and Inflation
The Weekly Update Week of February 26, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, the Presidents’ Day holiday meant markets were only open for 4 ...
Stocks Rebound
The Weekly Update Week of February 20, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets rebounded last week, posting sizable gains and moving back into positive territory ...
Special Update: Understanding Volatility
The Weekly Update Week of February 12, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® After months of relative calm, market fluctuations are causing many investors to wonder ...
Markets Slide as Bond Yields Rise
The Weekly Update Week of February 5, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® After 4 straight weeks of gains, the markets have slipped. As of Friday, ...
January 2018
Stocks Jump Again
The Weekly Update Week of January 29, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks had an impressive week yet again, as each of the domestic indexes ...
Stocks Up as Shutdown Looms
The Weekly Update Week of January 22, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® We’re only a few weeks into 2018, and stocks are showing quite a ...
Equities and Inflation Climb
The Weekly Update Week of January 15, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic markets continued their strong start to 2018, posting gains across the board ...
Stocks Start 2018 With A Jump
The Weekly Update Week of January 8, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The first week of 2018 is behind us, and across the globe, stocks ...
What Does the New Tax Plan Mean for Investing?
The tax debate has settled (for now) While much of the political fire and fury from Congress’ tax plan debate has settled, some of the economic smoke still ...
Special Update: 2017 In Review
The Weekly Update Week of January 1, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In the final trading days of a strong 2017, U.S. indexes lost some ...
December 2017
A Tax Bill Before the Holiday
The Weekly Update Week of December 25, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® As we headed into the long holiday weekend, the markets continued to climb ...
Happy Holidays Video
Happy Holidays from your friends at CTS Financial Group Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away (Vicki ...
Tax Plan Boosts Stocks
The Weekly Update Week of December 18, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic markets were up last week as tax reform became more likely. On ...
Strong Markets for the Holidays
The Weekly Update Week of December 11, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® As the holiday season progresses, the markets continue to impress. Last week, many ...
Looking Beyond Politics
The Weekly Update Week of December 4, 2017 By Christopher Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets went for a wild ride last week—especially on Friday. In fact, on December ...
