What does ESG stand for and how are we investing for it?
Join Jay Sanford, Jeff Hamblen and Mark Jensen as they answer the question: What does ESG stand for and how are we investing for it? Focused on You website: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-website Listen in Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-apple Listen in Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-google Listen in Spotify: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-spotify Listen in TuneIn: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-tunein The opinions voiced Read more ➝
Trade and Tariffs
Trade tensions have interrupted an unusually calm year in U.S. stocks. In May, the S&P 500 Index fell from an April 30 record high as the United States and China failed to reach a trade deal and escalated tariff tensions. The United States also proposed new tariffs on Mexico, further complicating the outlook for trade. Read more ➝
How do we choose investments for the WFG Portfolios?
Introducing Focused on You, our new podcast where we cover all aspects of your financial plan as well as give you a glimpse inside the personality of WFG. In today’s episode, we answer the question How do we choose investments for the WFG Portfolios? Focused on You website: http://bit.ly/focusedonyou-website Listen in Apple Podcasts: Read more ➝
Off to a Strong Start
If it seems like the financial markets have been off to an unusually strong start to the year—you are correct. The S&P 500 Index has risen for four consecutive months, resulting in the strongest start to a year in more than 30 years! To be fair, the early gains included recovery from oversold market conditions Read more ➝
Signals We See in Q1 2019 Results
April brings showers, baseball, and historically, the best month of the year for the S&P 500 Index (for the last 20 years). On top of that, the S&P 500 had its best first quarter since 1998, and in March we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the current bull market. Although the U.S. economy hit a Read more ➝
Bull Market Reaches 10 Years
The S&P 500 Index has staged an impressive rally after nearly entering a bear market December 24, with U.S. stocks notching their best start to a year since 1991. Stocks have climbed the “wall of worry” once again, but global uncertainty persists as the bull market nears its tenth anniversary. While the road to new Read more ➝
The Shutdown Effect
By Jay Sanford, Director, Investment Strategy As the political football of another shutdown is being thrown around, we thought we would share some anecdotal information to put some things into perspective, both for the good and not so good. As some of you know if you have been around me, seen me present in front Read more ➝
Stocks Warm Up in January
Most of the country might still be in the throes of the winter, but after extreme cold throughout many parts of the United States, thankfully the weather has warmed up. Stocks followed a similar path, warming up in January after a chilling December. Since the lows in December, the market is up more than 16% Read more ➝
A New Year’s Perspective
It’s a new year and resolutions are in place, but investors in the financial markets may be struggling to find their optimism. The past several weeks have been very difficult, as the stock market sell-off resulted in the worst December performance since 1931. It’s understandable how such a dramatic decline can deliver a blow to Read more ➝
How to Focus on What Really Matters in the Markets
The recently released LPL Research Outlook 2019: FUNDAMENTAL: How to Focus on What Really Matters in the Markets, is filled with investment insights and market guidance for the year ahead. After nearly 10 years of witnessing the U.S. economy and stock market recover—and thrive—investors are starting to wonder if we’ve seen all this expansion and Read more ➝