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October 2022
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 ...
June 2022
Sentiment Buoyed
The Weekly Update Week of June 27th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Prospects of cooling inflation powered a rally in stock prices last week despite ...
Hiking
The Weekly Update Week of June 21st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks moved lower last week as recession fears deepened following a Fed hike ...
Sell-Off
The Weekly Update Week of June 13th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A higher-than-expected inflation report triggered a sell-off on Friday, leaving stocks in the ...
Conflicted
The Weekly Update Week of June 6th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a holiday-shortened week of volatile trading, stocks surrendered some of the previous ...
May 2022
Broad Rally
The Weekly Update Week of May 31st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted solid gains for the week, buoyed by the release of Fed ...
