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January 2024
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, ...
Looking for Direction
The Weekly Update Week of September 18th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ended the week roughly where they began as investors digested a mixed ...
Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates?
The Weekly Update Week of September 11th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Concerns that the Fed may raise interest rates soured investor sentiment, sending stocks ...
September Stocks Open In Positive Territory
The Weekly Update Week of September 5th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Falling bond yields–spurred by weak economic data–helped lift stocks to weekly gains. The ...
August 2023
Stocks Retreat: Powell Talk Goes Hawk
The Weekly Update Week of August 28th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks fluctuated last week, jostled by fitful bond yields and headline news, before ...
Stocks Weather Summer Storm of News and Indicators
The Weekly Update Week of August 21st, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks extended their August declines last week as higher yields and weak economic ...
Summertime Blues For The Markets
The Weekly Update Week of August 8th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Positive inflation data failed to lift stocks from their August doldrums last week ...
