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Stock Landing
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO. “A hard economic landing describes when the economy leaves a difficult time, and the US falls into a recession.”
Steady Drip
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO. “Marketwise, February was disappointing, with the S&P 500 Index being negative 2.3%, according to LPL. Investors might need to be encouraged to stick to their investment plan.”
Low Profits
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO. “While stocks are up so far this year, they’ve done so with a surprising trend: declining profit margins at big US companies.”
Stay Down
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO. “The annual inflation rate went down in January from December and is now the lowest since October 2021.”
Good So Far
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO. “Inflation continues to be high but steadily decreasing, and the Federal Reserve is expected to end rate hikes by spring.”
January Tipped
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.
Strong
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.
Overdone
Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.
As Expected
I think Valentine's Day is a marketing scam. It sets expectations that are hard to beat. I love my...
Bumpy Dirt Roads
“There’s a bumpy dirt road before you get to the paved road.” Rough dirt roads were part of my...
Stocks in 2023
My mom always had to tell me, “we aren’t opening any presents early.” Christmas Eve as a child was...
The Buzzkill Federal Reserve
“The next person who slide tackles is kicked out of school.” I loved our principal, but he was our...
Better Than I Remembered
“We had a fountain under our wedding cake?” A few days ago, on our 26th anniversary, we watched...
Fed Pivot
Headline consumer inflation (inflation with food and energy prices included) slowed last month to 7.7% from 8.2% based on a year-over-year comparison.
December Bragging
The markets like December. Investors and financial advisors are more bullish (optimistic) in December than in any other year.
Stocks Rise First
The stocks tend to bottom out and start getting better long before the economy does.
Get Along Shirt
Last week’s midterm elections gave us a mixed government, the political version of a big Get Along Shirt for the Republican and Democratic parties to wear together.
Stop Talking
Going into this month’s Fed meeting, everything was going well after the meeting when Chairman Powell kept talking and scared investors. Here’s how it went.

















