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Jerome Powell, head of the Federal Reserve, wants to reduce inflation by raising interest rates. This is important to investors and affects industries like housing and energy. The Fed slowed its rate…

With a new year is new hope for an improving stock market.  In this Weekly Brief we review many of the anomalies that impacted almost all sectors of the economy that created unusual price swings.  Mo…

DFTF or “Don’t Fight the Feds” has been the theme for investors this year.  The steady decline of the stock market has been matched by the aggressive rate hike policy of the Federal Reserve.  However…

Mixed news this week as factory orders continue to increase with one of the longest consecutive run of monthly increases since 1992.  However, the ISM Purchasing Managers Index dropped below 50 to 49…

In this week's episode, Anton shares some stories in his recent months and reasons he is thankful - also, why you might be too!

Over the past 30 years of managing investor portfolios, the theater of financial markets has produced some of the most interesting and sometimes comical characters of Wall Street.  Most importantly i…

The next 60 days represent the “holiday season” and for us some of the most memorable times of the year. Read in this Brief the joys of this time of the year and what you can look forward to.

The holiday season is near and in this Weekly Brief we review projections for holiday sales this season.  The stock market has started the fourth quarter with a bang and we discuss what will be neede…

History has many experiences of the Dow Jones Industrial Average selling off and entering new bear markets (down > 20%). However, the Dow Jones has always recovered from a selloff and in many situati…

Is the housing market on track for another bust of declining home prices and high vacancies?  Listen in this Weekly Brief our review of this week’s National Association of Housing Builders and our vi…

This week I attended the Advisor Circle Future Proof  conference in Huntington Beach, CA.  In this Brief I review comments from key speakers on the economy and stock market. Hint, they are not panick…

The saying is the stock market rises like a staircase and drops like an elevator.  Listen in this Weekly Brief why we remain optimistic and propose patience over panic as your investment strategy.

Jerome Powell gave his speech last week and Wall Street is having a fit.  Federal Reserve is not giving them what they want!  Can the Federal Reserve successfully tame the inflation challenges of the…

Is housing about to experience another crash like 2008?  Listen in this Brief our analysis of last week’s existing and new housing sales reports and projections for the residential market. 

The stock market is in recovery, but the bond market is not.  Why are stocks going up and bonds declining in value?  Listen in this Weekly Brief as we unpack this divergence and reveal the long term …

There are more jobs available in the US than in recent history.  Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that over 528,000 new jobs were filled the previous year month and nearly 100% highe…

More bad economic news is music to the ears of the Federal Reserve.  Listen in this Weekly Brief why this is good news not only for the Federal Reserve but investors as well.