by Matt Bradley | Jan 17, 2023 | Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
Considering how last year began, the 18% full-year decline in the S&P 500 might seem about right. However, the performance of the broad index doesn’t tell the story of many, many stocks that fared much worse in 2022. Expensive, growth-oriented stocks were the most...
by David Morrison | Dec 19, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
Keeping with market expectations, The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by ½ percentage point, bringing the target range to 4 ¼ to 4 ½ percent. While the increase broke a string of four straight ¾ point hikes, the...
by Steve Carr | Nov 15, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Investing, Peloton Updates |
Investors embraced last Thursday’s inflation news with enthusiasm. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 7.7% year-over-year and 0.4% for the month of October. Analyst estimates from Dow Jones were 7.9% and 0.6%,...
by Matt Bradley | Oct 17, 2022 | Peloton Updates, Quarterly Recap |
Stocks continued to struggle in Q3 for all the same reasons the first half was rough. If anything, Federal Reserve Chair Powell and his colleagues doubled down on their hawkish messaging last quarter. We said throughout the first six months that the market pullback...
by David Morrison | Sep 13, 2022 | Economics & Capital Markets, Peloton Updates |
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August and reported higher than expected inflation. Headline inflation rose 8.3% year over year, while Core CPI (ex-food and energy) increased 6.3%. Month over month numbers also increased...
by Steve Carr | Aug 17, 2022 | Investing, Peloton Updates, Tax, Wealth Planning |
Most financial advisors today recommend mutual funds and ETFs for their clients’ investment portfolios. Advisors tend to regard stocks as too risky for their clients, by which they mean the prices of individual stocks are too volatile. Moreover, learning to value an...
