Tighter Financial Conditions To Fight Against Inflation
Stocks rose on Friday to start the month of July with gains after major indexes the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed out their worst first-half performance in decades. Earlier gains for U.S. stock benchmarks mostly faded Wednesday, as investors monitored corporate earnings and remarks from central bankers looking to battle high inflation by […]
Wins on Wall Street After Brutal Sell-off
The S&P 500 had its second winning week in the last three months, providing a bit of relief from the market’s brutal sell-off this year while racking up more gains on Wall Street. The benchmark index notched a 6.4% gain this week with technology and banks leading the broad rally, while the Dow Jones index […]
US Stock Market Heading For Recession, Are You Prepared?
It turns out that the analysts were correct in their assessments that the week ending June 17th would mark another nervous week for investors trading on the US stock market. The U.S. stock market met popular criteria for a bear market this week as the latest declines by the S&P 500 took the U.S. large-cap […]
US Inflation in May 2022 at all time high!
United States Events U.S. stocks sank Friday as investors digested double blows on news of the U.S. economy. May data on inflation showed price increases unexpectedly accelerated last month, with consumer prices rising 8.6% year-over-year in May, the most since 1981. At the same time, consumer sentiment data released Friday morning came in at a record low, […]
Are we heading for a recession? Stay ready…
You’d think the Labor Department’s employment report on Friday about the addition of 390,000 jobs to the US economy for May would be welcomed news for everyone. But the reaction from US stock market traders was just the opposite. U.S. stocks resumed their trend of weekly losses as investors weighed May’s strong hiring data and what it […]
How to Achieve Your Goals In Real Life
We are told to write down our goals, create a plan, and then you will achieve them. However, for some of us, even though we do this, we still haven’t achieved our goals. We look on and think what I am doing wrong? Why is everyone else achieving their goals and I seem to be […]
Short Relief in the US Market
Stocks on Wall Street raced higher on Friday to snapping a punishing losing streak that had almost ended its bull market. Investors’ optimism over the course of the week was boosted by a slew of earnings results and economic data which helped to pull major indexes away from their lows of the year. For months, investors […]
A Bear Market Is Near
Investors’ deep pessimism about the health of the global economy and the buying power of the American consumer was evident in market trades last week. U.S. stock futures bounced Friday, one day after continued selling on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 close on the doorstep of the joining the Nasdaq in a bear market. Those two stock benchmarks […]
How to Have More Security & Peace of Mind Around Money
Peace of mind with money comes when you do not have to worry about money. You take comfort knowing your bills will be covered everything month and you have sufficient investments to secure your future. Anyone can have this peace of mind about their money; it just requires a few smart moves. Establish an Emergency […]
How to Build Wealth When You are Busy and Don’t Have the Time
You are clocking 10 – 12 hours per day on the job… you have kids… you manage your household and any other duties that come up. You are just too busy to think about your money and build your wealth. You don’t even know where to start. You are just happy to get your paycheck, […]