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AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 1/8/23 – 1/14/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Jan. 8 – 14 Inflation is lower — but still stubbornly high Markets were eagerly awaiting the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) number last Thursday to see if inflation is continuing to decline. The good news: It is. The bad news: Not very quickly. The headline number (the…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management Quarterly Market Report for Q4-2022
VIEW PDF VERSION A Year to Forget Like most of 2022, the fourth quarter had a small share of ups — and more than its share of downs. Markets hit new lows to start the quarter, then pulled off a huge comeback in October. The rally snapped a two-month losing streak for markets, especially the…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 1/1/23 – 1/7/23
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Jan. 1 – 7 Could Fed’s work be working? We rounded the corner into a new year, and stocks ended the first full week of 2023 on a high note, with each of the three major markets up more than 2% on Friday. The markets were buoyed by…
Read MoreAEWM Wealth Report – How Will the SECURE 2.0 Act Affect Your Retirement?
Download PDF Version How Will the SECURE 2.0 Act Affect Your Retirement? New legislation could bring big changes for people saving for and living in retirement Overview When Congress passed the SECURE Act in 2019, the new legislation included significant changes for retirees. Now, after months of debate and deliberation, Congress has approved SECURE 2.0.…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/25/22 – 12/31/22
Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 25 – 31 Ringing out the old Unfortunately, Santa didn’t have a rally in his bag to close out 2022. Instead, the Grinch had his way in the last week of the year, as the major domestic equity indexes closed slightly lower on the second consecutive week…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/18/22 – 12/24/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 18 – Dec. 24 Confidence? Not so much. As expected, last week was pretty quiet just before Christmas, with a decided negative tilt. Wednesday was a strong day; consumer confidence came in at 108.3, up from 100.2 in November and well in excess of…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/11/22 – 12/17/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 11 – 17 Dr. Jerome, Mr. Powell In typical Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde fashion, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell first gave markets hope that after the Fed raised rates at its final meeting of 2022, they might pause to watch what a 4.25% Fed Funds…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 12/4/22 – 12/10/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Dec. 4 – 10 Markets wait for the Fed Markets blew off some steam early last week as they tried to settle into a happy place in advance of the Federal Reserve meeting this week. The week prior, markets ripped upward on Federal Reserve Chairman…
Read MoreAEWM Wealth Report – Splitting Stocks
Download PDF Version Splitting Stocks Investors get more shares for their money with a stock split. Stock splits can be a good way for companies to lower share prices, making their stock more affordable for potential investors. Current shareholders can also benefit by getting more shares with the same total value. Overview Amazon. Shopify. Tesla.…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 11/27/22 – 12/3/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Weekly Market Commentary THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Nov. 27 – Dec. 3 Powell steps up and props up wavering markets Last week started a little shaky. In the U.S., the supposedly averted railroad strike suddenly was still on. There was also growing civil unrest in China, as the zero-COVID policy and lockdowns…
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