Articles/Education
Please choose any of the following articles below that interest you. Each article is listed under the month it was written. Articles written in prior months may still have educational interest.
Market Indexes
(all values as of 05.31.2023) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 32,908 S&P 500 4,179 Nasdaq 12,935 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr ...
Macro Economic Overview
Congress passed legislation during last-minute negotiations to avert a default on the nation’s debt. The suspension on the U.S. government’s ...
Why Headline Inflation & Core Inflation Differ – Inflation Overview
Following historically high inflation throughout 2022, we have now had nine consecutive months of decreases in the Consumer Price Index ...
Smaller Banks’ Exposure To Commercial Real Estate – Banking Sector Update
The commercial real estate market, over the past three years, has struggled with a critical factor that is vastly changing ...
Senior Citizen Scams on The Rise – Retirement Awareness
While fraud, in general, has been significantly increasing in recent years, people ages 60 and above have become major targets ...
Self-Employed Workforce Is Still an Expanding Trend – Labor Market Overview
While millions of workers were suddenly faced with unemployment at the spark of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a shift to remote ...
More Banks Are Borrowing from The Fed – Monetary Policy Update
Widespread uncertainty and difficulties remain persistent for numerous banks, especially smaller regional banks. As investors’ trust in banks has recently ...
Fixed Income
As expected, the Federal Reserve announced the execution of its final rate increase in early May. Bond markets reacted with ...
Macro Economic Overview
Concern over additional bank failures has created ongoing uncertainty for equity and bond markets, as the collapse of First Republic ...
Travel Industry Rebounding From Pandemic Slump – Travel & Tourism Industry
With March passing, it has officially been three years since the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down ...
Recent Unemployment Data May Be Misleading – Labor Market Update
In January, unemployment reached a 54-year low of just 3.4% which presented a positive sign for the economy. However, many ...
Lumber & Natural Gas Show Signs Of Deflation – Commodity Overview
The past year has been one of turmoil for natural resources, especially due to global instability amidst the war in ...
