Taking A Closer Look at the Fed’s New Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP)
Those of us who lived through the Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual (to sadly only name a few) financial collapses...
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J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
Market Commentary: 3 Reasons It Is So Bad It is Good
Summer is finally here, but 2022 is still shaping up to be one of the worst years for investors ever...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- May 9, 2022
- 5 min
Have We Really Seen Extreme Pessimism Yet?
It’s been a very tough start to the year with both stocks and bonds down sharply. Adding to the “wall of worry” for investors...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Sep 13, 2021
- 9 min
Weekly Market Commentary: Policy Risks Loom But Clarity Ahead
Several policy-related risks loom in September and October that may lead to an increase in market volatility.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 23, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Why Stagflation Isn’t In the Cards
The term stagflation has been circulating increasingly in the financial media as inflation readings have risen sharply in recent months.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 18, 2021
- 7 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Corporate America Does it Again
Corporate America did it again. Companies blew by estimates and made strategists and analysts look silly.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 9, 2021
- 8 min
Weekly Market Commentary - COVID Delta Variant Market Impact
The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 now makes up an overwhelming majority of the new cases in the U.S., bringing with it...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 2, 2021
- 7 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Five Things To Know Heading Into August
Last week was a huge news week, from the Fed, to gross domestic product (GDP), to a giant week of earnings reports.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jul 26, 2021
- 8 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Six Surprises So Far in 2021
Markets Blog Economic Blog 2021 has been a very strong year for both stocks and the economy, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jul 19, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary: Midyear Outlook 2021 - Picking Up Speed
t is hard to believe we have passed the halfway point of 2021. After a 2020 that would never end, the first six months of 2021 flew by.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jul 12, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Three Things to Watch This Earnings Season
We ran out of superlatives to describe corporate America’s stunning performance during first-quarter earnings season. Despite lofty...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 28, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Three Things That Worry Us
Markets are off to a strong start this year, with the S&P 500 Index up about 14% so far. However, most of those gains came early in the...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 21, 2021
- 8 min
Weekly Market Commentary: Inflation and What the Fed is Saying
Inflation has been on the rise. Investors are not as interested in what’s happening now as they are in what’s happening next.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Sustainable Investing Becoming Mainstream in Fixed Income
Sustainable investing is becoming more mainstream in fixed income markets and companies that recognize that changing dynamic may...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 7, 2021
- 8 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Policy Shifts May Challenge Markets
Fiscal stimulus, which was central to the market rebound in the last year, may start moving to the sidelines over the rest of 2021...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Jun 1, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Proceed With Caution in the Bond Market
After one of the worst starts to a year for fixed income, returns may not get much better from here.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- May 24, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Stock Market Gains Likely To Slow
As this bull market gets a little older, the pace of stock market gains will likely slow, but a strong economic recovery lies ahead as...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- May 17, 2021
- 7 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Economy Picking Up Speed
The economic recovery continues, as the recipe of vaccines, the reopening, and record stimulus all have combined to produce what should be..
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- May 10, 2021
- 6 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Amazing Earnings Season
t’s embarrasing to admit this but in our earnings season preview on April 12, when the consensus estimate reflected a nearly 24% increase...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- May 3, 2021
- 5 min
Weekly Market Commentary - Time to Sell in May?
“Sell in May and go away”1 is probably the most widely cited stock market cliché in history...
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