Weekly Financial Market Updates
Friday’s Financial Update 4-28-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP ® Moving Forward. That’s what time does. Even if you take a few steps back, time is moving forward. There’s no reversing, undoing or stopping it. Today is a good day to remember to look back and review. Even in times when we may have wanted to reverse, undo or…
Friday’s Financial Update 4-7-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger CFP® Have you been busy? Perhaps, you feel like you’ve missed a lot of the news throughout the week. Let’s review all that has filled our screens, newspapers, and airwaves. The following is a graphic I put together to summarize big picture stories and the way to invest in the midst…
Friday’s Financial Update 3-31-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP ® The last week of the 2017 first quarter has felt relatively quiet without large pending votes that may or may not signal expectations going forward. The U.S. stock market indexes posted another positive quarter, which again brings welcome gains to investors’ accounts. We could still see an upcoming…
Friday’s Financial Update 3-24-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® Did this week remind you of political seasons we have experienced over the past several years? It sure reminds us of times like the initial ACA legislation, Brexit, or more recently the elections. We have been awaiting results of legislation change with the proposed American Health Care Act and the…
Friday’s Financial Update 3-17-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP ® Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! The GREEN we saw in the markets this week seemed mostly attributable to the news on Wednesday from our good luck charm, Janet Yellen! This was the biggest story of the week as the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve…
Friday’s Financial Update 3-10-2017
Written By: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP® As we round out another week, we are reminded of the ups and downs that can come with investing. There were some interesting stories this week that brought about daily changes to how stocks performed. This highlighted the importance of having a diversified portfolio that is not based on luck…
