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November 2022
Markets Down Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday
The Weekly Update Week of November 21st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The stock market edged lower last week as it digested a crosscurrent of ...
Return Rally
The Weekly Update Week of November 14th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A cooling inflation number ignited a powerful rally on Thursday, sending stocks to ...
Dove to Hawk
The Weekly Update Week of November 7th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Hawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, following the announcement of another 75-basis ...
October 2022
A ‘Spook-Tacular’ Week
The Weekly Update Week of October 31st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks overcame poor earnings results from some of America’s largest companies to post ...
Friday Gains and a Winning Week
The Weekly Update Week of October 24th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A positive start to a new earnings season and late-week hopes for a ...
Eroding Enthusiasm
The Weekly Update Week of October 17th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week amid wide intra- and inter-day price swings, as ...
Boost Early in Week Keeps Markets Ahead
The Weekly Update Week of October 10th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A powerful two-day stock rebound cemented a positive week for investors as a ...
Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of October 3rd, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Rising recession fears and uncertainty in the bond and currency markets sent stocks ...
September 2022
75 Basis Points
The Weekly Update Week of September 26th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, Fed Chair Powell said the U.S. would not tame inflation without ...
Rattled
The Weekly Update Week of September 19th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A hotter-than-expected inflation report sent stocks sharply lower last week as investors faced ...
No Walk Back
The Weekly Update Week of September 9th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a holiday-shortened week of trading, stocks posted healthy gains despite more tough ...
Reversing Course
The Weekly Update Week of September 5th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The overhang of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech the previous week carried ...
August 2022
Jackson Hole
The Weekly Update Week of August 29th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A comprehensive sell-off on Friday following comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell drove ...
Hawkish
The Weekly Update Week of August 22nd, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks tumbled on Friday, sending stocks to a weekly loss after an otherwise ...
Stocks Have Warmer Week as Inflation Cools
The Weekly Update Week of August 15th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® An improving inflation outlook buoyed investors’ spirits last week, helping lift stocks to ...
Adding Jobs
The Weekly Update Week of August 8th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks turned in a mixed performance last week as investors struggled with headlines ...
Boosting Optimism
The Weekly Update Week of August 1st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Undaunted by another Fed rate hike and news of a contracting economy, the ...
July 2022
Spirits Lifted
The Weekly Update Week of July 25th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week as investor spirits lifted thanks to a better-than-expected start ...
Rising Dollar
The Weekly Update Week of July 18th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A record-high inflation report, the prospects of a more aggressive Fed, and growing ...
Mixed Data
The Weekly Update Week of July 11th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a holiday-shortened trading week, stocks rallied despite mixed economic data and vacillating ...
Negative Territory
The Weekly Update Week of July 5th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® After the S&P 500 posted its worst first half of the year since ...
