A Nice Bounce But No “All’s-Clear” Sign (Yet)
March 17, 2025 Good morning, Friday’s +2.13% rally on the S&P 500 Index was a welcome relief. It was typical for what we get after the S&P 500 draws down by 10% from its highs, though Friday’s bounce usually takes a week rather than a day to play out. Considering that this 10% correction was […]
Managing Your Wealth Plan as Inflation Stabilizes and Tariffs Loom
Managing Your Plan Amid Inflation Shifts February inflation data was released last week, showing signs of stabilization. Consumer prices were up 2.8% in February from a year earlier, per the Labor Department (Wall Street Journal). However, this could change with the introduction of new tariffs in the coming months. A slightly higher long-term inflation rate […]
Investment Commentary – March 17, 2025
What Happened The S&P 500 fell into “correction” territory (a drop of 10% from a recent peak) as markets continue to worry that uncertainties and potential inflation due to tariffs and the administration’s heavy-handed job and spending cuts will weigh on economic growth and, in turn, on corporate earnings. Wall Street analysts have begun reducing […]
Economic Commentary – March 17, 2025
A consensus is growing that the first quarter’s economic growth has slowed to 1%, possibly less. As would be expected, this has taken some of the heat out of the inflation fire, making the Federal Reserve’s job considerably more straightforward (“easier” is not the word I would choose to use.) However, the effects of recent US […]