Monthly Market Update – January 2024

Jobs, Inflation and the Federal Reserve Jobs, inflation, and expectations around what the Federal Reserve may or may not do continue to be the focus of markets as 2024 begins. The latest jobs report showed December exceeded most economists’ expectations, with the economy adding 216,000 jobs(1), surpassing estimates by 41,000(2). Further, wages rose more than […]

Artificial intelligence and your portfolio

Financial markets have existed for centuries. But what gets traded, and how markets operate, has evolved over time. Look at the past 50 years: Those iconic images of stockbrokers yelling orders in a trading pit are (mostly) a thing of the past. Now, professional traders are more likely to use advanced algorithms to find trades […]