Henssler Research Analysts Jacob Keen and Nick Antonucci, CVA, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA to discuss anticipated interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve, how international markets have affected the world economy, and the length of our current bull market run.
The market kicked off the holiday-shortened week, closing in the red zone on Tuesday, as stocks traded lower on a variety of economic news. The ISM Manufacturing Index was surprisingly strong in August, rising to 61.3 from 58.1 in July, exceeding consensus expectations…
According to the most recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projection, the federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2018 (which ends on September 30) will reach $793 billion, or 3.9% of gross domestic product (GDP). This figure is $230 billion larger than the CBO previously estimated in June 2017, largely because legislation enacted since then reduced…
The New York Stock Exchange Group averaged more than 5.7 million trades per day in 2017, with an average of almost 1.5 billion shares changing hands.1 Many of these trades are more complex than most investors need to consider, but it may be helpful to understand some basic terms and types of trades. Bid and…
Stocks posted gains on Monday despite news that consumer confidence is on the wane. In a preliminary reading for August, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey slipped to 95.3 from 97.9 in July. With second-quarter earnings season mostly in the rearview mirror, the major U.S. equity indices spent the day’s session in the green. However…
The major indices landed in red territory on Monday as the Energy, Materials and Financial, sectors led decliners in the S&P 500 Index. Stocks slipped on continued concerns over the economic troubles in Turkey…
The major indices kicked off the week with gains, with the S&P 500 Index reaching its highest level since January. A strong second quarter earnings season led to the increase…
Henssler Research Analysts Jacob Keen and Nick Antonucci, CVA, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA to discuss second quarter GDP, the low unemployment rate and the likelihood of an interest rate increase from the Fed.
The major indices ended trading down on Monday as Technology brands led decliners on the NASDAQ Composite. However, while stocks slipped, oil climbed. West Texas Intermediate crude jumped up 1.9% settling at $69.98 a barrel…
Chief Economic Adviser Roger Tutterow, Ph.D., joins Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, and Jarrett McKenzie, CFP ®, CWS ®, to lend his expertise to a discussion on the escalating trade war and the tariffs that the Trump administration has placed on many Chinese goods.
