We’ve been spoiled for a while with market and economy wins, but now we’re seeing some volatility. How concerned should investors be? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese weigh in. Highlights include: Pullbacks are normal in bea …
By Craig Lemoine, Director of Consumer Investment Research Suppose last year you went grocery shopping and filled your cart with $100 worth of items. This year, you went to the same store and bought the same items – this time, the bill rang up at $107.50. The difference of $7.50 re …
So far, 2022 is faring to have one of the worst ever starts for stock returns. Only 1932 and 1939 have proven to be more difficult through the first four calendar months. The reasons are numerous and front-of-mind for us all: an unexpected war in Ukraine, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, …
Market volatility surged last week, although the end result for the S&P 500 was a decline of only 0.2%. Central banks were the main culprits for the volatility. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it would raise rates 0.5% and clarified plans on how it will shrink its balance sh …
By Matt Lewis, Vice President, Insurance Just because we express a desire to do something, doesn’t mean we’ll do it.
Market volatility continued last week as global markets tried to digest a slew of earnings reports and economic updates. Likely the biggest release was the U.S. GDP report for the first quarter, which showed the U.S. economy contracted by an annualized 1.4% over the first three months of th …
Ryan Yamada, CFP®, Senior Wealth Planner It was late one afternoon when I received the call from a retired client.
