Market Commentary: S&P 500 Approaches All-Time High as Fed Pivots at Jackson Hole

Stocks followed up the best week of the year with more solid gains last week, with the S&P 500 less than 1% away from new all-time highs. Friday saw historic levels of volume to the upside, which is consistent with longer-term higher prices. Be aware September and October can be volatil …

Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – More Good News

The stock market has seen one extreme to another over the past few weeks. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share some of the latest good news happening in the stock market and economy. Highlights include:   The S&P 500 is …

Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Best Week of the Year The S&P 500 bounced back with its best week of the year, as recession fear once again was seemingly overblown We remain in a bull market, but expect more potential volatility over the coming months heading into the election Retail sales surprised strongly to the up …

Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – There Is Some Good News Out There

What a difference a week makes. Last week’s volatility had investors wondering what was next, but Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share some of the good things happening in the stock market and economy. Highlights include:   …

Market Commentary: Up and Down Week Leaves the S&P 500 Near Flat

One of the most volatile weeks in a while saw the S&P500 rally late in the week to finish flat for the week overall. This recent patch of volatility is really quite normal, even for good years for stocks. August is known for volatility and once again, it’s living up to its reputation. T …

Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – How Bad Will It Get?

We’ve seen an incredible amount of volatility over the past week. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share what’s been happening and offer their insights on how bad it could get. Highlights include:   The Fed didn’t cut rates, c …

10 Talking Points About the Recent Volatility

“The stock market is a giant distraction from the business of investing.” – John Bogle It might not feel like it, but stocks were having one of their strongest and least volatile years ever just a few weeks ago. Now it feels like each day has more worries and more volatilty. To help, …

Market Commentary: Risks Increase, But Don’t Overreact to the Turbulence

Houston, We Have Turbulence

Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – The Bull Market Chugs On

Join Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese as they share what’s been happening in the economy and the stock markets over the last week. Highlights include:   GDP (gross domestic product) numbers came in higher than expected   The U …

Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

The S&P 500 fell 0.8% last week, declining for the second consecutive week, but there’s still a lot of strength under the surface, as the small cap Russell 2000 Index climbed 3.5%. While we do expect continued outperformance by small caps, recent small cap strength also suggests the bul …

Election Surprise Is Something New, Not 1968 Redux

President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, although the endorsement does not necessarily mean she will win the nomination. The change in the Democratic ticket does not change our fundamental view of the e …

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