Read through the blog here, or skip to Jason’s July 2024 Market Update video below. The economy has appeared to defy the odds lately in response to elevated inflation and the Federal Reserve’s tightening of markets. At times, the Fed will try to slow the economy to...
Read through the blog here, or skip to Jason’s April 2024 Market Update video below. Markets began 2024 with divided returns among the top market indices with large U.S. stocks leading the charge for the first quarter of 2024, up 6% as of 4/16/2024. International...
Read through the blog here, or skip to Jason’s January 2024 Market Update video below. Markets generally left 2023 better than they found it with the S&P 500 gaining 24% along with 17% and 16% for small-cap and international stocks respectively, followed by...
Key Takeaways: Investing in gold is pure speculation as there are no cash flows backing it nor does it earn a yield. Although it may be tempting, it is usually never a good idea to sell more than 10% of your portfolio to invest in gold. In small percentages, investing...
Key Takeaways: Although we may not be in a recession quite yet, the risk of one is high. Stock markets tend to bottom out and rebound during recessions. We are staying up in credit quality to avoid bond defaults and extending duration to position for when rates fall;...