Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – No, the Stock Market Is Not Rigged

Up Four Months in a Row, But Here Comes September What a month it was for investors. We started off the month with some huge down days over worries centered around the yen carry trade unraveling and a slowing U.S. economy, only to get past those worries almost as quickly and see stocks move …

More good news this week: Fed rate cuts are likely forthcoming! Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their insights about the latest economic and stock market news. Highlights include:   Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, …

Stocks followed up the best week of the year with more solid gains last week, with the S&P 500 less than 1% away from new all-time highs. Friday saw historic levels of volume to the upside, which is consistent with longer-term higher prices. Be aware September and October can be volatil …

The stock market has seen one extreme to another over the past few weeks. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share some of the latest good news happening in the stock market and economy. Highlights include:   The S&P 500 is …

Best Week of the Year The S&P 500 bounced back with its best week of the year, as recession fear once again was seemingly overblown We remain in a bull market, but expect more potential volatility over the coming months heading into the election Retail sales surprised strongly to the up …

What a difference a week makes. Last week’s volatility had investors wondering what was next, but Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share some of the good things happening in the stock market and economy. Highlights include:   …

One of the most volatile weeks in a while saw the S&P500 rally late in the week to finish flat for the week overall. This recent patch of volatility is really quite normal, even for good years for stocks. August is known for volatility and once again, it’s living up to its reputation. T …

We’ve seen an incredible amount of volatility over the past week. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share what’s been happening and offer their insights on how bad it could get. Highlights include:   The Fed didn’t cut rates, c …

“The stock market is a giant distraction from the business of investing.” – John Bogle It might not feel like it, but stocks were having one of their strongest and least volatile years ever just a few weeks ago. Now it feels like each day has more worries and more volatilty. To help, …

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