Market & Money Insights

We discuss the relationship between the 2-year US Treasury Yield and the Fed Funds Rate, and how the 2-year yield can seem act as a forecasting proxy for the Fed Funds Rate.

A look at Silicon Valley Bank's recent history of earnings and resulting stock price activity.

In a market that has seen extremes in both bullish and bearish sentiments over the past year, watching related markets like the US Dollar (USD) can be remarkably beneficial, not only to have a fuller understanding of larger economic trends, but also to ensure your investment strategy is executed with a more-broad perspective.

The answer is to simply have a plan and to take action. Have a plan for your short-term needs, but also have a plan on what you will do with anything above what you need for money in the short term. If 2022 has shown us anything, it’s that inflation is something that can seriously deteriorate your spending power. The perfect plan would be ideal right now - one that eliminates all risk, and maximizes the rewards, though that’s the juxtaposition: you can’t earn a reward without taking on risk.

Insight into the historical Santa Claus Rally, and how we see it playing out this year in the stock market.

The stock market fairs well following midterm elections. Will this next 12 months be any different?

A view of today's short-term indicators and earnings report numbers, and how the markets are viewing the reality of the markets.