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October 2018
Stocks Take a Ride
The Weekly Update Week of October 15, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Volatility was back in full force last week. The three major domestic indexes ...
Examining Economics
The Weekly Update Week of October 8, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Although new data continued to show strength in the U.S. economy, markets stumbled ...
Special Update: Quarterly Report
The Weekly Update Week of October 1, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Friday, September 28, was the last trading day in 2018’s 3rd quarter, and ...
September 2018
New Records and Changes
The Weekly Update Week of September 24, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week brought new tariffs and data, and another look at changes coming ...
Stocks Up as Milestone Passes
The Weekly Update Week of September 17, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Florence, which roared through the ...
A Shaky Start to September
The Weekly Update Week of September 10, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic markets fell last week due to negative trade news and declining tech ...
Markets Up Again
The Weekly Update Week of September 3, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Trade continued to dominate the news last week and cause market volatility as ...
August 2018
The Bull Market Continues
The Weekly Update Week of August 27, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week marked a noteworthy milestone in our economy: On Wednesday, August 22, ...
Trade and Turkey Drive Markets
The Weekly Update Week of August 20, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Challenges in emerging markets affected both U.S. and global stock performance last week, ...
Mixed Results as Turkey Stumbles
The Weekly Update Week of August 13, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks ended the week in mixed territory as trouble with Turkey’s currency affected ...
Stocks Up as Data Comes In
The Weekly Update Week of August 6, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic markets ended last week in positive territory, as the S&P gained 0.76%, ...
The CTS Half Time Report
CTS Half Time Report – August 2018 Here's our new piece that walks through some market fundamentals from the 1st half of 2018. If we tune out geopolitics ...
July 2018
Examining Economic Growth
The Weekly Update Week of July 30, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Markets experienced a push-and-pull last week between data indicating strong economic growth and ...
Earnings Season Continues
The Weekly Update Week of July 22, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® On Friday, July 20, stocks lost a small amount of ground after President ...
FA Magazine 2018 RIA Survey & Ranking
CTS Financial Group Named to FA Magazine’s 2018 RIA Survey & Ranking CTS Financial Group is honored to be included in Financial Advisor Magazine’s 2018 RIA Survey & ...
Special Report: Quarterly Update
The Weekly Update Week of July 16, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week, trade tensions with China lessened somewhat, while the 2nd quarter corporate ...
Jobs Push Stocks Up
The Weekly Update Week of July 9, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Domestic stocks only traded for 4 days last week, due to the Independence ...
Happy 4th of July
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Trade and Tariffs Rattle Markets
The Weekly Update Week of July 2, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® International trade concerns continue to create uncertainty in markets around the world. Despite ...
June 2018
The Power of Corporate Earnings
The Weekly Update Week of June 25, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks stumbled across the globe last week as trade tensions continued to escalate. ...
Trade and Interest Rates
The Weekly Update Week of June 18, 2018 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Last week stocks showed mixed results as political headlines continued to dominate the ...
