March 2, 2022
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance What might an optimist say right now? The economy remains relatively strong 16 #economic releases this morning. Only 3 worse than expected and 10 positively surprised. Not exactly the sign of an imminent #recession. pic.twitter.com/fYKUhLffrf — Richard Bernstein (@RBAdvisors) February 25,... Read More →
Wealth Strategist, CFP
Clear Rock Advisors, LLC is a Texas-based SEC Registered Investment Advisor that specializes in comprehensive financial planning and investment management services for high-net-worth clients. We are seeking to add an experienced Wealth Strategist to our team to support the firm’s business growth. Full time position with competitive compensation package and exceptional career opportunity. Wealth Strategist,... Read More →
February 15, 2022
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance What happened over the past week? GDP forecasts continue to go lower Forecasts for 1Q22 real GDP growth are getting slashed … @Bloomberg consensus now at +1.65% q/q a.r. (down from nearly +4.5% a couple months ago) pic.twitter.com/2S5bRcvkS5 — Liz Ann... Read More →
February 8, 2022
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance The wild ride continues what a week – today was the worst day for Nasdaq 100 since September 2020– Monday was the best day since March 2021 pic.twitter.com/IlpVvJqh6G — Katie Greifeld (@kgreifeld) February 3, 2022 Disparate corporate earnings was a driver... Read More →
January 26, 2022
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance What’s happened in 2022? It’s been a tough start for equities S&P 500: 2022 vs. the Past pic.twitter.com/bwKKibyR6c — Michael McDonough (@M_McDonough) January 24, 2022 “The S&P 500 has dropped 11% — heading into correction territory — in the first 16... Read More →
January 4, 2022
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance The Good News Job openings remain historically high Look for the release of the US #JOLTS data. The number of job vacancies will shed light on whether the strong demand for labor is being met with some uptick in supply —... Read More →
Market Commentary
Q4 2021
2021 Beat Expectations in Many Ways… Good and Bad Jobs, consumer spending, corporate earnings, stock prices, home values and even digital assets like crypto currencies and NFTs all grew to incredible heights in 2021. The highs did not come without consequences, though—inflation surged to levels not seen since 1992, well beyond what economists and the... Read More →
December 21, 2021
Market Performance (One Week) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance The Good News GDP growth is very high US GDP growth poised to be best since 1984's +7.24% pic.twitter.com/8AWbGVNUKa — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT (@MikeZaccardi) December 21, 2021 And leading economic indicators remain very strong LEADING indicators unexpectedly strengthen and... Read More →
December 14, 2021
Market Performance (Last Week) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance The Good News Household net worth has skyrocketed Growth in household net worth in current expansion has been rapid at +19.6% annualized; in prior expansion, rate was much more tame at +6.5% annualized pic.twitter.com/8XmkUxjuMp — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) December... Read More →
December 7, 2021
Market Performance (YTD) Source: YCharts Disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future performance The State Of The Market The Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, finally retired the word “transitory” as a way to describe inflation "It's probably a good time to retire that word," Chair Powell says of the much-maligned term "transitory." — Jeanna Smialek... Read More →