Posts by Financial Design Studio, Inc.

This week brought volatility to market performance we expected might happen. You can hear our thoughts for why we believed the Fed would cut rates. The Fed did announce a drop of rates by .25%. This was largely expected by the market as well and already priced into stocks. If this was expected why has…

The market has been moving higher for the last ten years! Today marked another new high. So can it continue this pace of growth ahead? Here are a few things to consider as you consider whether your investments need a reallocation. Presidential Election in 2020 Next year we have a Presidential election. We are just…

Over the past week, earnings season started! Right now we are watching to see if companies performed better than expected or reported less earnings per share than expected. Do you ever look back at the results of a project you’ve been working on to see how it performed? This is what we get to do with every…

The S&P 500 hit 3000. Did you miss it this week? After news from Fed Chairman Powell the market rallied slightly to reach a new all-time high. We aren’t certain of whether the Fed will lower rates as the market hopes. Will it be by a full 1% when they do or just half of…