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June 2023
Stocks Take Summer Break, Month Remains Strong
The Weekly Update Week of June 26th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks took a breather last week as investors digested the previous week’s surge ...
Stocks Climb After Fed Pause
The Weekly Update Week of June 19th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks climbed last week as reassuring inflation data boosted investor hopes that the ...
Markets March Into Positive Territory Continues
The Weekly Update Week of June 12th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A late-week rally sent stocks into positive territory, with the S&P 500 index ...
Debt Deal Relieves Market Worries
The Weekly Update Week of June 5th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks surged higher in the closing days of a holiday-shortened trading week, ignited ...
May 2023
Debt Talks Optimism Keeps Eyes on D.C.
The Weekly Update Week of May 29th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets moved in sync last week with perceived movement in debt ceiling talks, ...
Despite Stall, Debt Deal Optimism Cheers Markets
The Weekly Update Week of May 22nd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week, propelled by growing optimism overreaching a deal on raising ...
Attention Turns to The Debt Ceiling
The Weekly Update Week of May 15th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week as good inflation news was offset by mounting ...
Friday Rally Trims Losses; CPI Report Next Week
The Weekly Update Week of May 8th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A Friday rebound, triggered by a big tech company’s earnings beat and a ...
Stocks Rally As Attention Shifts To Fed’s May Meeting
The Weekly Update Week of May 1st, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Strong earnings from several mega-cap technology companies offset renewed regional banking jitters and ...
April 2023
Stocks Show Small Losses After Mixed Week
The Weekly Update Week of April 24th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks remained resilient last week amid mixed earnings reports, hawkish Fed-speak, and lingering ...
Lower Inflation Lifts Spirits In Uneven Week
The Weekly Update Week of April 17th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The combination of an improving inflation outlook resulted in a week of uneven, ...
Hiring Cools
The Weekly Update Week of April 10th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ended a shortened week of trading mixed amid revived recession fears on ...
Markets End Winning Quarter with Gains
The Weekly Update Week of April 3rd, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week on receding fears of a widening banking crisis, led ...
March 2023
Mixed Message Provokes Volatility
The Weekly Update Week of March 27th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Modest gains in major market indices masked sharp volatility amid the uncertainty arising ...
Markets Cautious After Banking Woes; Awaiting Fed Reaction
The Weekly Update Week of March 20th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Amid the reverberations of two U.S. banks being taken over by regulators and ...
Bad News Gives Markets a One-Two Punch
The Weekly Update Week of March 13th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks tumbled last week as investors reconsidered their interest rate expectations after Fed ...
Fed’s Reassurance Boost Stocks
The Weekly Update Week of February 6th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A late-week surge, triggered by reassuring Fed-speak, propelled stocks higher last week. The ...
February 2023
FOMC Says Inflation Is Still Too High
The Weekly Update Week of February 27th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Concerns over a firmer monetary policy were heightened by fresh economic data, touching ...
Mixed Results As Interest Rate Concerns Grow
The Weekly Update Week of February 21st, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Growing concerns about further interest rate hikes, prompted by fresh economic data, reversed ...
Mixed Feelings and Mixed Earnings
The Weekly Update Week of February 13th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks drifted lower as a week of mixed earnings reports and resurgent worries ...
Powell: Inflation Heading In The Right Direction
The Weekly Update Week of February 6th, 2023 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week following better-than-expected corporate reports and increasing optimism over ...
