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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.
Tech Earnings: Mixed Results & Post-Pandemic Shift
“Investors are focusing this week on big tech earnings from Tesla, Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Alphabet, and Microsoft.” Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.
NVIDIA’s AI Supremacy: A Superpower at Risk?
As a boy, I thought I had a superpower for a few days. I was standing outside of my parent's house, and I heard a noise. I was able to tell the direction the sound was coming from. I seriously thought that everyone else could only hear sounds, and I alone could...
A Smooth Flight for Stocks in Q1
“This is your captain speaking.” I had to fly to the East Coast last week for some meetings, and about a half-hour into our two-hour flight, the captain announced, " We’re a quarter of the way to our destination and have reached our cruising altitude. I don’t expect...
Lessons from the Pandemic Market Crash
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “It has been just over four years since the pandemic market low. It began when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.”
Scaling Back Large-Cap Growth for Small-Cap Opportunities
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “Large-cap growth stocks (such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta) have had quite a run in the last few months.”
Wealth Advisor vs. Financial Advisor: Understanding the Key Differences
In the world of personal finance, the terms “wealth advisor” and “financial advisor” are often used interchangeably, leading to confusion among people looking for guidance on their investments. “Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri.”
The Lopsided S&P500: Magnificent 7 vs. the Rest
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “This year’s most popular investment discussion so far has been about the S&P 500’s Magnificent 7, which consists of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, Nvidia, Amazon, and Meta.”
Skyrocketing Food Prices: Impact on Consumers & Investors
Fervent Wealth Management is a financial management and services entity in Springfield, Missouri. “The inflation report released on February 29th shows that inflation rose 2.4% in January from a year ago, which is near the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) 2% target.”