Weekly Financial Market Updates

Financial Design Studio Product Trends

How do product trends affect your investments?

With the past six weeks of market volatility we understand it’s been discouraging to see the effect of this market pullback.  And there has been an encouraging bright spot this week! During the week we have seen the market try to make positive moves, only to move lower.  But even those brief moments higher are…

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Financial Design Studio Chart

Can Markets Correct Themselves?

Much of the current market pullback over the past few weeks has been instigated by talks of higher interest rates.  Fear that higher interest rates will push us into a recession has kept investors concerned. There are analysts who oppose the Fed continuing to raise interest rates when it could hurt the economy by raising…

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Financial Design Studio Higher

Positive Earnings Lead The Market Higher

This week had a full calendar of corporate earnings reported.  Let’s review these results to consider what to expect in the weeks ahead. Bank of America: 6.45% Positive Surprise Netflix: 30.88% Positive Surprise Abbott: In Line with Expectations PayPal: Positive Honeywell: Positive Schlumberger: Positive The majority of corporate earnings have been strong which has brought…

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Financial Design Studio Market Decline

High Momentum to JUST Growth?

This week brought a pullback in the market like we haven’t seen in a while.  The past two years has really brought strong market returns that many investors have enjoyed.  So after a few days where the market has moved lower, analysts start to ask “why?” and how long will this continue? What we have…

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Financial Design Studio Weekly News

Digesting The Weekly News

Why does the market continue moving higher when the news we read seems to only provide reasons it shouldn’t be?  Let’s review a few news pieces we’ve seen this week to understand how they apply to your portfolio. More people employed and higher wages helps the stock market? We continue to see a rise in…

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Financial Design Studio Election

A Short-Term Change for the Mid Term?

We talk a lot about how to maintain a long-term view of your investment portfolio.  But, there are times that a short-term view may be appropriate for anticipated changes in your life.  One contributing factor to consider is the upcoming mid-term elections. Leading up to these elections you’ve likely heard there is a chance that…

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