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January 2022
The Fed Prepares
The Weekly Update Week of January 31st, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® An exceptionally volatile week, marked by wide intraday price swings, whipsawed investors with ...
Continued Turbulence
The Weekly Update Week of January 24th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks extended their January retreat as worries over inflation and rising bond yields ...
Grappling
The Weekly Update Week of January 18th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Deteriorating investor enthusiasm for high-valuation growth companies and a mixed start to the ...
The Fed Gets Hawkish
The Weekly Update Week of January 10th, 2022 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A jump in yields sparked by a more aggressive sounding Federal Reserve sent ...
Holiday Highs
The Weekly Update Week of January 3rd, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks closed out the year on a mostly positive note, adding to the ...
December 2021
Tightening
The Weekly Update Week of December 20th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stock prices retreated last week as global central banks joined the Federal Reserve ...
Lion or Lamb?
The Weekly Update Week of December 13th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A more benign reassessment of the possible economic risk posed by Omicron sent ...
Mixed Data
The Weekly Update Week of December 6th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks took investors on a wild ride last week as the Omicron variant ...
November 2021
Sell Off
The Weekly Update Week of November 29th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® News of a new, highly virulent COVID variant triggered a market sell-off on ...
Battling Cross-Currents
The Weekly Update Week of November 22nd, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week in choppy trading as investors battled the crosscurrents ...
Prices Rising
The Weekly Update Week of November 15th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks posted small declines last week as investors digested recent stock market gains ...
Powering Higher
The Weekly Update Week of November 8th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A Federal Reserve announcement on tapering, a fresh batch of corporate profits, and ...
Surprises Continue
The Weekly Update Week of November 1st, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A fresh wave of positive corporate earnings surprises sent markets to new record ...
October 2021
Earnings Surprises
The Weekly Update Week of October 25th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks rallied last week on a stream of positive corporate earnings surprises. The ...
Optimism Returns
The Weekly Update Week of October 18th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® A strong opening to the third-quarter earnings season sparked a late week, broad-based ...
Debt Ceiling
The Weekly Update Week of October 11th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® The overhang of bumping against the federal debt ceiling was lifted last week ...
Legislative Stalemate
The Weekly Update Week of October 4th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Higher bond yields and a legislative stalemate in Washington, D.C., added up to ...
September 2021
Whipsaw
The Weekly Update Week of September 27th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks prices were whipsawed last week, dragged initially lower by financial contagion worries ...
The Economic Pulse
The Weekly Update Week of September 20th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks weakened ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and amid persistent concerns ...
Simmering Concerns
The Weekly Update Week of September 13th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® In a quiet week of news, stocks moved lower amid simmering concerns over ...
Mixed Market, Mixed Employment
The Weekly Update Week of September 6th, 2021 By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF® Stocks were mixed last week amid conflicting economic data and continued spread of ...
