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January 2018
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 ...
November 2017
Many tax advisors look at this Rorschach ink blot and see a bat or a butterfly. Not CTS Financial Group.
Do You See a Bat or a Butterfly? Many tax advisors look at this Rorschach ink blot and see a bat or a butterfly. Not CTS Financial Group. ...
Black Friday Brings Gains
The Weekly Update Week of November 27, 2017 By Christopher Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week was a relatively quiet time in the domestic markets. We did not ...
The Numbers Behind Thanksgiving
The Economics of Thanksgiving: Infographic As a quantitative group of people, we are always fascinated by the numbers. Download our latest infographic, The Economics of Thanksgiving, for a ...
Stocks Mixed, Data Up
The Weekly Update Week of November 20, 2017 By Christopher Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic stock performance varied last week, with the S&P 500 and Dow losing ground ...
Stocks Slide as Uncertainty Rises
The Weekly Update Week of November 13, 2017 By Christopher Much, CFP®, AIF® After posting gains every week since September, U.S. stocks declined by market’s close on ...
Stocks End Up After Busy Week
The Weekly Update Week of November 6, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Once again, the markets ended the week in positive territory—and all 3 major ...
October 2017
Data Drives More Growth
The Weekly Update Week of October 30, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Another week, another round of positive market performance. The 3 major domestic indexes ...
Another Banner Week for Markets
The Weekly Update Week of October 23, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, all 3 major U.S. markets hit record highs once again. The ...
More Record Highs
The Weekly Update Week of October 16, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last Friday, all 3 major domestic indexes continued their streak of weekly gains ...
Third Quarter Review
The Weekly Update Week of October 9, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® This Monday, October 9, marks the 10-year anniversary of the S&P 500’s highest ...
Another Week of Highs
The Weekly Update Week of October 2, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Before we begin our usual weekly commentary, we wanted to take a moment ...
September 2017
Stocks Mixed, Fed Changes Policy
The Weekly Update Week of September 25, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic indexes were mixed last week, as the Dow gained 0.36%, the S&P ...
Understanding Record Highs
The Weekly Update Week of September 18, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® After briefly stumbling the week of September 4, domestic indexes notched significant gains ...
Could Weather Cause Headwinds?
The Weekly Update Week of September 12, 2017 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, the markets closed for Labor Day, and in the subsequent four ...