Market
What is the market?
MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® Whether it is on the nightly news, in the newspaper, on various financial radio stations or websites, you hear people talk about the market. Yet, what is the market? The market is simply where stocks, bonds and funds are traded. Here we refer to a handful of common indexes or benchmarks used to…
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 3-24-2017
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…
