In this month’s recap: major stock benchmarks descend as new developments in the U.S.-China tariff dispute lead to a broad risk-off in equities; consumer confidence surges, while the housing market...

    We are off to a nice start in 2019 as stocks continue to rebound from their December 2018 lows. Conveniently, the weather in Iowa has also began to...

In this month’s recap: the S&P 500 returns to record territory, key economic indicators show strength, oil continues its ascent, and existing home sales decline. Monthly Economic Update Presented by...

  Written By: Philip Lockwood While I think the three previously mentioned factors in Waiting for the other shoe to drop? can certainly derail the US Market, let’s hone in...

In this month’s recap: domestic and foreign shares (and many commodities) advance, as two major investor anxieties ease for the moment. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, March 2019...

It is hard to think about 2018 without dwelling on the final 2 months of the year. So let’s cut to the chase. Instead of starting at the beginning of...

Waiting for the other shoe to drop By: Philip Lockwood “Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.” –...

    We are in interesting times right now. We are 10 years removed from the largest bankruptcy in US history the $600,000,000,000 Lehman Brothers collapse. We are on the...

A milestone for the long-running bull market A milestone for the long-running bull marketThe month of August marked an interesting milestone for the long-running bull market. On August 22, 2018,...

Recession or Expansion – The Mighty Yield Curve Authored by: Philip Lockwood   I want to start out by saying that a majority of folks have a financial plan in...