Despite some bumps in the road, 2021 has mostly looked like a recovery for the U.S. economy. As life looked a little more normal, spending has ramped up and investor confidence has grown. In the first quarter of 2021, the S&P 500 recorded a 52% growth in earnings, which is higher than we’ve seen in […]
How are the Stock Market and Economy Related?
2020 was a financially difficult year for many. Industries tanked. Major companies filed for bankruptcy. Thousands of people lost their jobs, and many more had their hours cut. Even a year later, countless businesses and households are still reeling from the pandemic. But if you take a look at the S&P 500 index, it tells […]
2020 Financial Review: Markets and Economy
After years of market stability, 2020 was the year of curveballs. Oddly enough, we are ending pretty close to where we started the year. We are in a bull market, with stocks ending on a high note. But, as we all know, that’s not what the whole year looked like. Here is a look back […]
2020 Q3 Economic Review
2020 has been a doozy of a year, and it’s not done yet: we still have the rest of Q4 and a presidential election to get through, so there are certainly more ups and downs to come. After a rocky first half of the year, many indicators show that the economy is in recovery mode…but […]
How to Invest Your Way Through a Recession
The lightning-quick economic halt we’re experiencing due to the coronavirus pandemic means a recession is highly likely for the U.S. Recessions are periods of economic decline that include an increase in unemployment and a drop in the stock market, the housing market, and the GDP for two or more quarters. But this particular recession would […]