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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 ...
Mixed Message
The Weekly Update Week of May 23rd, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Recession fears grew last week following weak earnings reports from major retailers, sending ...
Dipping
The Weekly Update Week of May 16th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a volatile trading week, stocks extended their losses as economic growth and ...
Price Swings
The Weekly Update Week of May 9th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® With the Fed in focus, the markets experienced wide price swings over the ...
Setting the Tone
The Weekly Update Week of May 2nd, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® On Friday, a sharp sell-off sent major stock market indices into negative territory ...
April 2022
Overshadowed
The Weekly Update Week of April 25th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell overshadowed many largely positive earnings results, ...
Earnings Season
The Weekly Update Week of April 18th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted losses in a holiday-shortened trading week as the first-quarter earnings season ...
Market Roiled
The Weekly Update Week April 11th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stock prices fell last week in response to the Fed’s plan to combat inflation, ...
