Uncertainty Still Prevails After a promising Monday (S&P 500 up 1.8%) stocks stalled over the rest of the week. The S&P 500 ended up down 1.5% for the week and is now down 9.0% from the February 19 highs, but only down 4.8% for the year.
By Brady Marlow, CFP®, AEP®, CAP, CPWA®, CExP™, Director, Carson Private Client Wealth Strategy Although most people focus first on loved ones in developing their estate plan, you may also want your legacy to include continuing support of issues and organizations you’re passionate about. Yo …
We Still Believe in Santa Stocks fell overall last week, with some of the weakness masked by big gains from the communications services and consumer discretionary sectors. In the process the Dow was lower all five days (and seven in a row total), yet the Nasdaq hit 20,000 for the first time …
In the latest episode of Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, discusses the improving trends in inflation. Ryan also highlights the Federal Reserve’s likely rate cuts, strong economic fundamentals, and the resilience of the current bull market, which has seen …
By Brady Marlow, CFP®, AEP®, CAP, CPWA®, CExP™, Director, Carson Private Client Wealth Strategy The emotional and psychological benefits of charitable giving are well documented. It can feel very rewarding to make a difference in the world, and there are many worthy organizations that depen …
Not an Old Bull Market We’ve noted week after week this year why we thought stocks would likely rally and fortunately that’s what we’ve seen happen. The S&P 500 is up more than 27% in 2024, which would go down as the best election year return ever, and it has made 56 new all-time highs, …
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