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I was recently helping a lifelong friend and client with his Government TSP investment allocation. Every time I look into the TSP investment options, I am shocked that they don’t have an option for international bonds. There are times, like possibly now, when these...

During volatile markets, I often think of the kids on my baseball team. Picture this: it’s the bottom of the sixth, the bases are loaded, and our pitcher just walked in a run. What happens next? Some kids hang their heads, some get visibly frustrated, and a few start...

This past weekend, I took my nine-year-old son with me for a round of golf. One of his favorite parts of the experience is getting the chance to drive the golf cart. As I guided him through the process, I quickly realized that the hardest lesson to teach wasn’t...

Usually, our dog would get in the back of my truck on the tailgate steps, but if I had a trailer on, she had to walk from the trailer to the truck on a mesh metal ramp. She would just look at me like I was crazy. She hated uncertainty, and it seems investors hate...

We were at a softball tournament in St. Louis a few years ago when my wife got hit in the head by a foul ball. The sports complex had four fields with a big concession stand in the middle. The foul ball came over the backstop, over the concession stand, and hit her...

“Oh no, not the eggs,” my wife exclaimed last night when the news showed a semi-truck on our local interstate had crashed in the snowstorm and ruined all the eggs in its trailer. All consumer prices are pushing higher, but my clients mostly talk about egg prices. That...

As of February 12, 2025, the U.S. economy and stock market are navigating a complex landscape shaped by recent policy decisions, inflationary pressures, and market reactions. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

It would be an understatement to say that the government has a lot going on during President Trump’s second term. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

On Monday, January 27, more than a trillion dollars was lost from the US stock market. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

Earnings season is underway, and we are learning how corporations performed last quarter. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

The headline rose 2.9% in December, up from 2.7% in November but in line with most economist forecasts. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

The stock market has had a great two-year run with back-to-back 20% annual gains and over 50 record highs, but as we begin 2025, everyone wants to know if the markets will hold up. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

As the end of the year draws near, the market is behaving unpredictably, offering a confusing mix of signals as investors try to close out what has been a strong year overall. Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

“Looking back, 2024 was another good year for stocks. Stocks were driven higher by AI technology…” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

“Investors know that December is historically a great month for stocks, but this year’s blowout November might have stolen some of the Santa Claus Rally’s thunder.” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.

Inflation and tariffs have continued to be on everyone’s minds and were a hot topic during the election.

As a wealth advisor who closely follows the ebb and flow of the markets, the period just after Election Day always feels like standing at the edge of a new beginning. The recent election has prompted me to assess how the incoming administration's policies might...

The Trump Effect 2.0: How a Presidential Return Could Reshape Markets – Fervent Wealth Management takes the opportunity to weigh in on sector impacts that could happen in a second Trump presidency.