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Pre-Holiday Optimism Lifts Markets

jmuch2024-11-25T06:21:34-06:00November 25, 2024|Categories: Weekly Update|Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Fed, financial strategy, Inflation, Interest Rates, investing, markets, net zero emissions, retirement, risk management, taxes, wealth management, wealth transfer, women|

The Weekly Update

Week of November 25th, 2024
By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF®

Stocks advanced last week, powering ahead with pre-holiday optimism despite geopolitical tensions and two disappointing Q3 corporate updates.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.68 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.73 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led, picking up 1.96 percent. The MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, was flat (-0.05 percent).

Stock Push Ahead
Stocks showed mixed results during the first half of the week due to geopolitical tensions that boosted precious metals and put pressure on Treasury yields.

The Dow Industrials jumped out in front midweek and never looked back. Disappointing earnings on Tuesday from a large box retailer held back some gains in the broader S&P 500. A mixed Q3 update report from the nation’s leading AI chipmaking company also tempered gains a bit.

Year-end optimism, especially around consumers driving a healthy …

Are Net Zero Emissions Possible For The United States?

jmuch2025-03-25T10:28:00-05:00February 28, 2024|Categories: Resource Center|Tags: alternative energy, carbon footprint, environment, net zero, net zero emissions|

Are Net Zero Emissions Possible For The United States

The United States is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, with an interim goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. This goal, supported by President Biden’s administration, aligns with the Paris Agreement, which the U.S. rejoined under Biden’s leadership. Achieving net zero requires reducing emissions and offsetting any remaining gases through decarbonization or carbon capture technologies.

To support these goals, several key legislative initiatives have been introduced. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed in 2021, allocated $1 trillion to fund renewable energy research and development, including advancements in hydrogen fuel, nuclear power, and electric vehicle infrastructure. Another significant step was the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, which provides $370 billion for clean energy investments, including tax incentives for renewable energy and funding for decarbonization technologies like carbon capture.

While these measures are a …