June 2022 Market Update
Bear Market territory and cooling consumer sentiment On June 13th, the S&P 500 officially entered bear market territory, defined as a pullback of at least 20%(1). While global capital markets have been volatile all year, crossing these man-made thresholds has the potential to create additional anxiety and nervousness, generating a lot of headlines and inevitably […]
May 2022 Market Update
Inflation shows signs of cooling, but not as quickly as hoped The market got exactly what it was expecting from the Fed in May – and didn’t like it. The Federal Reserve raised rates by 50 basis points, while also announcing they would begin to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet in June. Interestingly, Fed Chair […]
April 2022 Market Update
Inflation and Interest Rates It’s déjà vu all over again. Inflation, rates, sentiment, and the invasion of Ukraine highlight markets and economics. Unsurprisingly, Inflation continued to push higher in March with prices rising 8.5% over the prior year(1), coming in close to expectations. It’s anticipated the Fed will weigh a larger increase in rates to […]
How the Fed influences rates and investments
There tends to be a lot of confusion when it comes to the Federal Reserve and interest rates. It makes sense, too. Monetary policy can be confusing. But interest rates are a critical part of how we think about financial planning. To that end, we want to walk through, at a high level, how the […]
March 2022 Market Update
Federal Reserve Moves Inflation has yet to show signs of slowing as February’s Consumer Price Index notched another multi-decade high with prices increasing 7.9% over the last year and 0.8% since January(1). Largely due to ongoing supply chain issues, energy was a massive contributor to the increases – and that was before the oil and […]
