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November 2021
Powering Higher
The Weekly Update Week of November 8th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A Federal Reserve announcement on tapering, a fresh batch of corporate profits, and ...
Surprises Continue
The Weekly Update Week of November 1st, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A fresh wave of positive corporate earnings surprises sent markets to new record ...
October 2021
Earnings Surprises
The Weekly Update Week of October 25th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week on a stream of positive corporate earnings surprises. The ...
Optimism Returns
The Weekly Update Week of October 18th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A strong opening to the third-quarter earnings season sparked a late week, broad-based ...
Debt Ceiling
The Weekly Update Week of October 11th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The overhang of bumping against the federal debt ceiling was lifted last week ...
Legislative Stalemate
The Weekly Update Week of October 4th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Higher bond yields and a legislative stalemate in Washington, D.C., added up to ...
September 2021
Whipsaw
The Weekly Update Week of September 27th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks prices were whipsawed last week, dragged initially lower by financial contagion worries ...
The Economic Pulse
The Weekly Update Week of September 20th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks weakened ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and amid persistent concerns ...
Simmering Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of September 13th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a quiet week of news, stocks moved lower amid simmering concerns over ...
Mixed Market, Mixed Employment
The Weekly Update Week of September 6th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week amid conflicting economic data and continued spread of ...
August 2021
Powering Up
The Weekly Update Week of August 30th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The stock market powered to record levels last week amid talk of Fed ...
Unsettled
The Weekly Update Week of August 23rd, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks turned lower last week amid the increasing probability of a Fed tapering, ...
Quietly Climbing
The Weekly Update Week of August 16th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Looking past inflation figures and Delta variant trends, stocks last week found a ...
Push and Pull
The Weekly Update Week of August 9th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Overcoming jitters about the Delta variant and the reintroduction of mask requirements, stocks ...
Under Pressure
The Weekly Update Week of August 2nd, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The stock market posted small losses last week despite a very strong showing ...
July 2021
Delta Concern
The Weekly Update Week of July 26th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Overcoming a COVID-related economic growth scare, stocks moved higher amid a week of ...
Pullback
The Weekly Update Week of July 19th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Despite a good start to earnings season and some solid economic data, worries ...
Elevating
The Weekly Update Week of July 12th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks managed small gains as investors wrestled with concerns over economic growth prospects ...
On the Rise
The Weekly Update Week of July 5th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Strong employment reports and rising consumer confidence sent the stock market broadly higher ...
June 2021
Housing Headwinds
The Weekly Update Week of June 28th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks reached new all-time highs last week as markets staged a strong rebound ...
Unsettled
The Weekly Update Week of June 21st, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® New messaging from the Federal Reserve on interest rates and inflation last week ...
