Weekly Financial Market Updates

Gifts From Santa Claus For The Market?

Gifts from Santa Claus for the market? You’ve no doubt seen the market rise this year, but did you know there is a specific rally that typically happens in late-December?  A Santa Claus rally is a rise in stock prices in the month of December, generally seen over the final week of trading prior to…

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Higher Market Financial Design Studio

One Thing Is Driving The Market Higher [Right Now…]

Just One Thing In The Tax Bill Is Driving The Market Higher We’ve all been listening to the commotion about tax reform.  You may know the House of Representatives has passed their version of a tax reform bill.  And the Senate has also passed their own version of a tax reform bill.  So now the…

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Financial Design Studio Market Moves

The Market Moves Forward In Spite of Headlines

The Market Moves Forward In Spite of Headlines Every day brings a new headline story that we may or may not expect.  It’s often the expectation or lack of it that causes the volatility we see in that day’s market performance.  But your decision to invest can be made in spite of the news story…

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Economic Cycle

Consider The Economic Cycle

Consider The Economic Cycle Deciding how to invest a portfolio starts with where we believe we are in the economic market cycle. Many well respected analysts believe the market potentially has another year to run and keep moving higher with a potential late 2018 or 2019 pullback where we could see a recession.  So believing…

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Financial Design Studio England Prime Minister

Solid Ground Market & Britain’s Former Prime Minister

Solid Ground Market The past couple of weeks we have seen volatility return to the market. In the wake of this volatility we start to question the strength of what the market is standing on. In fact we see that 2018-2019 has a solid ground in the market projections! This past week was the annual…

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Financial Design Studio Volatility Ahead

Volatility Ahead In Tax Reform

Volatility Ahead In Tax Reform Remember this post from back in July?  “Caution: Speed Bumps Ahead”  The items mentioned in that post just months ago sure seem familiar today. This is a fair look at how the cycle of politics is ever-spinning and the effect it can have on the market. In July, the political…

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