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Is this the bottom?

The market is retesting the stock market lows from earlier this month. We will find out soon if those lows will hold or if we need to do more work to the downside.

Is this a correction or something much larger?

I still believe that this is a market correction and we have met our 10% downside. We’ve certainly got down to some longer-term support and the lows of October.

Market update, market correction or is this something worse!

I do believe were having a market correction and not a bear market on the averages. It feels like a normal correction and we don’t have the ingredients in place for a full-fledged bear market.

I still believe…

Federal Reserve Chairman Testimony

Today’s market selloff is all about the Federal Reserve. As I mentioned before, the Federal Reserve is the great slayer in bull markets. One of the reasons the market has done so well coming out of the pandemic is the Federal...

New variant and the stock market

I wanted to get out a blog post in regards to today’s market selloff. You can get market corrections at anytime for a multitude of reasons. Certainly, a new COVID variant does create fear in the market. The market is a...

Federal Reserve, stock and market implications

The recent comments from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell indicated just how dovish the Federal Reserve is right now. Although they did announce a tapering of bond purchases. They pushed out any thought of raising interest rates. I...

Market pullback

The major indices are all significantly lower following a volatile session as news hit of a default of the largest Chinese property development company. The default hit global markets overnight and spilled into our markets this morning...

September starting off on a good footing

Hi John Schooler here, September starting off on a solid footing for the market. Interest rates remain extremely low and there is lots of liquidity in the economy. August continued the winning streak for the market and for the seventh...

Great start to the week

John Schooler here, we've had a great start to the week for the stock market. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both hit all-time highs. We have not had a correction in 18 months. That's a long time to go without a correction, however, the...

Expect more choppiness

John Schooler here, obviously, where all mourning the losses in Afghanistan. This has shaken up the market and we should expect the market to continue to react to news. However, we probably will have a relief rally starting in...

Melt up continues for the market

John Schooler here, the melt up continues as the market continues to perform well. With extremely low interest rates and and considerable liquidity, the market continues to move higher. I do expect some choppiness. If the Federal...

Diminished Decision-Making Capacity

John Schooler here:John Page and I attended a workshop today that address the issue of diminished decision-making capacity. This is becoming a real issue for financial advisors dealing with elder clients and helping clients deal with...

Surf's up and so is the market

July 3 to August 11th is often referred to as the "dog days of summer." It also can be a choppy time for the market. However, now that we've left the dog days of summer, the market is hitting an all-time high. Interest rates are low...