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February 2024
Stocks Hit New Highs On AI’s Promise
The Weekly Update Week of February 26th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks vaulted to new heights last week on the back of an artificial ...
Market Retreats On Inflation, Economic Reports.
The Weekly Update Week of February 19th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks fell last week as investors reacted to disappointing inflation updates and other ...
S&P Hits Record High
The Weekly Update Week of February 12th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The stock market experienced solid gains last week, concluding the trading week on ...
Investors Move Past Mixed Fed Message
The Weekly Update Week of February 5th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks pushed higher last week as investors cheered mega-cap tech corporate reports and ...
January 2024
Excitement Around Big Tech Continues
The Weekly Update Week of January 29th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks continued their upward climb last week as excitement around big tech continued; ...
Big Win for Tech
The Weekly Update Week of January 22nd, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks finished higher last week, with big tech again leading amid lingering uncertainty ...
Investors Begin to See the Light In Upbeat Week
The Weekly Update Week of January 16th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks pushed higher last week, led by big tech names, and boosted by ...
Investors Enter 2024 In Doubtful Mood
The Weekly Update Week of January 8th, 2024 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks retreated in the first trading week of 2024, struggling a bit after ...
S&P Ends 2023 Up 24%
The Weekly Update Week of January 2nd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted a slight gain last week amid a shortage of news and ...
December 2023
Investors Boost Stocks Ahead of Holiday Week
The Weekly Update Week of December 25th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Investor optimism and fears of missing out on future gains propelled stocks higher ...
Stocks Rally on Fed, Inflation News
The Weekly Update Week of December 18th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets reacted positively last week to cooler inflation and the idea of potential ...
Stocks Rise As Bond Yields Fall
The Weekly Update Week of December 4th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A Friday rally turned an otherwise mixed week for stocks into a solid ...
November 2023
November Rally Continues
The Weekly Update Week of November 20th, 20223 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks extended their November rally last week as investors cheered lower-than-forecast inflation data. ...
Stocks Rally Friday; Powell Cautious On Progress
The Weekly Update Week of November 13th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A powerful Friday rally left stocks higher last week, extending the market’s early ...
Stocks Rise, Jobs Cool
The Weekly Update Week of November 6th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ripped higher last week on a dramatic retreat in bond yields triggered ...
October 2023
Stocks Retreat On Cautious Earnings Reports
The Weekly Update Week of October 30th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Amid a busy week of corporate earnings reports, stocks slumped on cautious earnings ...
Stocks Retreat Despite Solid Earnings
The Weekly Update Week of October 23rd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Rising bond yields and uncertainty over whether this was the close of the ...
Markets React To Turmoil In Middle East, Inflation Concerns.
The Weekly Update Week of October 16th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ended mixed last week amid the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle ...
Stocks Rally After Strong Jobs Report
The Weekly Update Week of October 9th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A Friday rally overcame a shaky week, sending stocks mostly higher. The Dow ...
Bond Yields Rise; Government Shutdown Looms
The Weekly Update Week of October 2nd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Rising bond yields and government shutdown fears left stocks in mostly negative territory ...
September 2023
Stocks End Summer with Gloomy News
The Weekly Update Week of September 25th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Rising bond yields and fears of a government shutdown hammered stocks last week, ...