Posts by Basil Schmitz
AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/4/25 – 5/10/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 4-10, 2025 Fed says we can afford to wait The Federal Reserve’s May meeting concluded last Wednesday but brought us no clarity about what to expect for the future direction of interest rates. What we got, instead, was one big fat “we’ll see” and unchanged rates.1 The…
Read MoreAEWM Wealth Report: Sell in May and Go Away?
Download PDF Version Some investors choose to exit the market for several months each year when performance is expected to be flat. What could be the merits — and flaws — of this tactic? Overview There’s a catchy phrase that gets tossed around in the investment world around this time of year: “Sell in May…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute — Fed comments push markets down
Fed comments push markets down What should have been a quiet week for investors (at least from a data perspective) has turned out to be anything but as markets moved down on Wednesday. The primary party pooper this time is Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who addressed the Economic Club of Chicago early Wednesday. “Tariffs…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute — Market whiplash
Market whiplash If the markets have you feeling a bit discombobulated, you’re not alone. After a rotten few days were capped by one of the best daily market performances ever on Wednesday, markets reversed course on Thursday and moved downward once again.1 Several things are causing the latest market gyrations. Bond yields continue to climb…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute — Markets soar as tariff pause provides relief
Markets soar as tariff pause provides relief After days of market turbulence, U.S. equities roared back to life on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 climbing 9.52% and the Nasdaq surging 12.16%.1 The catalyst? A 90-day pause on new tariffs announced by the Trump administration, providing relief to markets concerned about escalating trade tensions.2 The pause…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/23/25 – 3/29/25
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: March 23-29, 2025 Another rough week for stocks Last week started with a bit of hope — but the optimism didn’t last long. Investors initially thought President Donald Trump’s administration might go easy on the next round of tariffs, but on Wednesday, the president announced a hefty 25%…
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