Why Do Stocks Keep Rising and What Should You Be Concerned With Right Now?
By John Lau, CPA, CFP® June 1, 2026 – I get this question almost every week now. The market has had a tremendous run, yet if you turn on the news, you’d think investors should be worried about inflation, interest rates, government deficits, tariffs, wars, or the next economic slowdown. With all that uncertainty, many […]
Week of May 31, 2026 – Weekly Economic Commentary
Confidence in the durability of US labor markets seems to be rising, despite the extreme anxiety in many quarters over the role of artificial intelligence. Recent speeches by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank Presidents have indicated that the emerging role of AI is undeniable but its near term effect on both jobs and productivity […]
Chips and Geopolitics: May’s Risk On Cocktail
Executive Market Summary: May 2026 The US market has been split cleanly in two, with the dividing line running straight through the technology sector. The S&P 500 fell roughly 4.5% in the first quarter before climbing 19.5% since the start of the second quarter. The technology sector was down about 7.5% in the first quarter and up nearly […]
Why Blended Families Should Pay Special Attention to Estate Planning
Roughly forty percent of American families today are blended, yet most estate plans are still built as if the household has one set of parents and one set of children. Introduce children from a prior marriage, a current spouse, and sometimes children shared between them, and the standard “everything to my spouse, then to the kids” […]
May 2026 Recap
Economic Commentary The U.S. economy continues along a path of steady expansion, with second-quarter growth estimates of around 2%. While a downward revision to first-quarter GDP (to 1.6%) caught headlines, high-frequency indicators—including steady jobless claims and stable ISM business surveys—confirm there is no meaningful evidence of a recession. Furthermore, a narrowing April trade deficit is […]