Market Updates

US Stocks continued to exhibit strength during the 2nd quarter, finishing the first half of the year with solid positive returns for three major barometers, the S&P 500, the NASDAQ Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  The S&P 500 closed at 2,423.41 on... Read More →

We have a quick follow-up to yesterday’s post. As expected the FOMC raised the target range for the Fed Funds rate this afternoon by 25 basis points to 0.75%-1.00%.    However, It was not a consensus decision as the President of the Minneapolis Fed, Neel... Read More →

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve Bank is set to announce any change of short-term interest rates tomorrow at 1:00pm CT.  Fed Chair Janet Yellen will speak at a press conference at 1:30pm CT to discuss monetary policy and answer... Read More →

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve Bank meets on 12/14/2016, for the final time this year. They will announce their decision on any alteration of short-term interest rates at 1pm CT and a press conference with Fed Chair, Janet Yellen,... Read More →

As everyone obviously now knows, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States in a couple months. His victory was certainly considered a surprise given the read from the pollsters and real-money-betting sites which favored Hillary Clinton when... Read More →

One of the great things about this weekend is that is it the final weekend of the 2016 Presidential campaign! If you are anything like us, campaign-fatigue has long since set in. Until recently, however, the stock & bond markets did not notably reflect... Read More →

On September 21st, at the conclusion of a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Chairperson of the Federal Reserve Bank will announce the committee’s decision on altering interest rates. This is the 6th Fed meeting of the year and it will be followed by... Read More →

Much, if not all, of the business news the last few days has focused on the fallout from the “Brexit” vote of Thursday night. As is common when an international event catches the average investor by surprise, the second most commonly conducted exercise is... Read More →