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September Stocks: Volatility & Opportunities
My son crashed hard trying to slalom water ski. We were enjoying the last bit of summer at the lake, and my son decided to attempt to slalom ski after having only skied once before. He planned to kick off a ski and stay up on just one. But time after time, he crashed...
NVIDIA: Striking Gold in Tech’s AI Rush
From an earnings perspective, all eyes have been on the computer chip maker NVIDIA, which announced its earnings and projections after the market closed on August 28. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.
Investment Flows: Trends and Dangers
Investment fund flows, which measure the movement of cash in and out of investments, can reveal patterns in investor sentiment and general investing trends.
Up-Downs: Building Resilience on the Field and in Investing
Up-Downs: Building Resilience on the Field and in Investing — Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.
Market Drop: Time to Check Your Risk Level
Historically, stocks tend to be a bust in August. July was the eighth positive month out of the last nine, but it was quickly forgotten when August started with a big market drop.
The Great Rotation: Tech Stocks to Small Caps
It's funny to remember how my friends and I played Spin the Bottle at junior high birthday parties. I didn’t have a girlfriend, and all the girls were cute, so I didn’t mind who the bottle pointed to. Up until now, that was what I considered the Great Rotation. Today,...
GM’s Shifting Strategy: A Lesson for US Businesses
I bought a first-year model GMC truck a few years ago and had to have it towed three times in the first month. The computer was causing the emergency brake to lock up and not release. It took GM a few weeks to work out a computer patch, but once they did, it has been...
Stocks Surge Despite Trump Assassination Attempt
I had a business professor who was frustrated with our class and unexpectedly changed his test schedule. We complained that it wasn’t normal to change the test dates from what was printed in the syllabus, and he said, “That was yesterday’s normal; today's normal is a...
Riding the Road of a Changing Market
Joe Shearrer, is a Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management Growing up, can you remember a time you were in a bicycle wreck? When I turned five, I received a brand-new bike for my birthday. The excitement got the best of me as I headed down our...
Market Signals: Yellow Flags in Stock Market
I think there are two kinds of people in the world: those who hit the brakes when they see a yellow light and those who hit the gas. I’m a person who doesn’t slow down for yellow lights. I think the stock market light is turning yellow, and I’m watching to see what...
Profiting from AI: The Costly Gamble
“Dad, what if we made a washing machine that automatically dried the clothes too?” My teenage son is very creative and always dreams of new business ideas. I always ask him, "Will it be profitable enough to justify the expense?” Spending on artificial intelligence...
Fed’s Inflation Tool Fail
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “The Fed’s biggest inflation-fighting tool is raising the federal funds rate, which affects bank loans, CD rates, and mortgage rates.”
Market Trends, Opportunities & Election Impact
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “Investors navigated around the end of first-quarter earnings, record highs for the market, elevated volatility in fixed-income and currency markets, and increased political uncertainty stemming from former President Donald Trump’s conviction.”
Consumer Confidence: Optimism for Now, Concerns for the Future
Consumer confidence numbers released Tuesday showed an unexpected improvement in US consumer confidence in May after dropping for three straight months.
AI Fuels Utility Sector’s Surprising Surge
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “Stocks are having a great May so far, up just over 5% as of the 22nd, and investors seem to be pouring money into a wide variety of stocks.”
Meme Stocks: A Costly Lesson in Speculation
“The 2021 meme-stock darlings GameStop and AMC theaters are at it again, and I’m afraid it will end just as badly.” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.
Investors Hopeful for Cash Wave
” “Excess Savings,” which the market calls any savings amount above the average 2019 savings percentage, has been a popular topic among market analysts. ” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.
April Showers Test Investor Resilience
“The S&P 500 index fell 4.2% in April, its worst performance since September, after having its best first-quarter rate of return in five years.” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.