Weekly Insight | April 28, 2021
There was another drop in existing home sales this week. Only 6.01 million homes were sold in March, down from February’s 6.24 million. This is the second consecutive month we have seen a drop.
Insight Extra: Innovation in Financial Markets is Nothing New | 4.27.21
If you’ve been following the markets during the pandemic, as it seems everyone has, you know it’s been very quiet. Really nothing new happening. Wait a minute, what? Quite the opposite is true.
Weekly Insight | April 21, 2021
The S&P 500 pushed higher despite some softness mid-week. Upside was achieved by the more defensive sectors as growth and small caps struggled to gain traction. The S&P 500 ended the week up 1.2%, but small cap stocks finished in the red.
Investment Insight Q1 2021
Weekly Insight | April 14, 2021
Earnings season has begun with strong expectations for the first quarter. Stimulus payments in March are expected to positively impact company earnings. The current forecast is for earnings per share to grow by 29.25%.
Insight Extra: This is Not Another Housing Bubble | 4.13.21
We all know people who have been looking for a house over the last few months. This search story is similar across the country.
Lack of Supply + High Demand = Inflated Prices
Pre-2020, a common refrain was that millennials are just not buying houses.
Weekly Insight | April 7, 2021
Equities advanced last week over the shortened holiday week. The S&P 500 was up 2.7%, led by a rebound in the Technology sector. The NASDAQ was up 3.4% and took its cue from a decline in Treasury yields.
Weekly Insight | March 31, 2021
There was a significant drop in personal income in February; it decreased by 7.1% over the month. This is after January saw an increase of 10.1%. The main contributing factor to the decrease was that there were no stimulus checks sent out in February.