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Stock Landing

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.”

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Steady Drip

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.”

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Low Profits

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.”

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Stay Down

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.”

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Good So Far

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.”

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January Tipped

January Tipped

Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.

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Strong

Strong

Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.

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Overdone

Overdone

Financial management news and insights from Fervent Wealth Management in Springfield, MO.

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As Expected

As Expected

I think Valentine's Day is a marketing scam. It sets expectations that are hard to beat. I love my...

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Bumpy Dirt Roads

Bumpy Dirt Roads

“There’s a bumpy dirt road before you get to the paved road.” Rough dirt roads were part of my...

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Stocks in 2023

Stocks in 2023

My mom always had to tell me, “we aren’t opening any presents early.” Christmas Eve as a child was...

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Fed Pivot

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.

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December Bragging

December Bragging

The markets like December. Investors and financial advisors are more bullish (optimistic) in December than in any other year.

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Get Along Shirt

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.

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Stop Talking

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.

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