In this month’s recap: Stocks, gold, and oil all surge, a door opens for U.S.-China trade talks to resume, and the Federal Reserve suddenly sounds dovish. Monthly Economic Update Presented...

Ice Cream and Spinach Written by: Philip Lockwood   It’s an unfortunate reality that children aren’t compared to politicians often enough. If you ask my four year old what he...

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...