Presented by Gabe Lapito, CFP® and Ryan Gomendi, CFP® As inflation has risen and stock prices have fallen, we’ve heard a lot of buzz about a bear market recently. And now we’re officially here. Traditionally defined as a period during which stock prices fall 20...
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth’s CIO, recaps the market and economic news for May. Markets started to stabilize during the month. The Dow and S&P 500 ended with small gains, while the Nasdaq’s loss was small by recent standards. International markets edged up a bit...
Many of the discussions around the market decline so far this year have revolved around two issues: why is it happening and how far will it go? Most people look at the market as an independent entity, trying to second-guess how it will act in the future. Most people...
This article was written by a colleague of ours, Christopher Rivers, and we felt was timely and helpful in these times. A Real Cool Hand My favorite movie for many years was the 1967 Paul Newman classic Cool Hand Luke.* It’s a fairly straightforward tale of...
April was one of the worst months for the markets since the start of the pandemic. U.S. markets were down between 5 percent for the Dow and 14 percent for the Nasdaq, while international markets fell between 5 percent and 7 percent. Rising interest rates drove...
Inflation is at a 40-year high which leads to a lot of uncertainty out there. What does this mean for stock markets and what does it mean for the economy? Listen in as Gabe and Ryan, Certified Financial Planners discuss the relationship of inflation and interest rates...
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