In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, discuss the unexpected strength in stocks during May and June, why the economy has outperformed expectations, and what could keep momentum going in the second half of the year. From …
What a Week Last week started with a huge 2.4% drop in the S&P 500, but it ended with a four-day win streak and stocks up 4% on the week. The rally started when President Trump opened the door to drastically lower tariffs on China, but it was also a big week for earnings. Although …
Tom Fridrich, JD, CLU, ChFC®, Manager and Senior Wealth Planner Giving something you own to someone else. It’s a simple, human act – one that seems like it shouldn’t take too much planning to do it correctly. But when does gifting become a tax issue? What do you need to consider about gifti …
Welcome back to Carson’s Take Five with Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group! In this fast-paced episode, Ryan and Sonu unpack a major question shaking investor confidence: Can President Trump fire Federal Rese …
Many of us all but ignore our retirement accounts for much of our working lives—most likely only vaguely aware of the portion of our paychecks going into our 401(k)s. If this describes you, it’s time to give retirement savings more attention—particularly in the case of IRAs.
“Everybody in the world is a long-term investor until the market goes down.” – Peter Lynch, famed manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund
Some Giveback After the S&P 500 gained nearly 6% two weeks ago, there was some well-deserved giveback last week, as stocks fell 1.5%, mainly thanks to a huge drop on Wednesday after hawkish comments from Jerome Powell (more on that below).
