06|22|2022
Soft Landing?
Markets retreated further on aggressive Fed intervention. Can they avoid thwarting economic growth and manufacture a “soft landing”? Monday S&P 500 3.88% | NASDAQ 4.68% Monday began much as...
06|14|2022
Wrong Kind of Heat…| June 10, 2022
Markets kind of heated up last week but in the wrong way. Should more of the same be expected? Monday S&P 500 0.40% | NASDAQ 0.48% Manufacturing data...
05|31|2022
Cracking Markets? | May 27, 2022
Is inflation showing signs of cracking? If so, what could it mean for market directions from here? Monday S&P 500 1.86% | NASDAQ 1.59% Equities rallied on a...
05|17|2022
Opposite Day! | May 13, 2022
Last week felt like Opposite Day. Will this continue or will data begin to be better represented on the markets? Monday S&P 500 3.20% | NASDAQ 4.29% Markets...
05|16|2022
Leading Indicator Watch | May 13, 2022
Highlights from the May 13th Leading Indicator Watch: Michigan Consumer Sentiment (May) fell to 59.1 from 65.2 (April). Missing expectations of a slip to 64.0. Be sure to check...
04|19|2022
Near-Term High? | April 15, 2022
Market volatility remained high this last week. What asset classes can we look to for growth in the near-term? Monday S&P 500 1.69% | NASDAQ 2.18% Markets opened in...
01|10|2022
2021: Year in Review | December 31, 2021
In many ways, 2021 felt like two years in one. Investing was no exception. Here is a review of the year from our perspective at FFS and what we...
12|20|2021
Santa’s Thunder | December 17, 2021
The S&P 500 shed 1.94% on the week as Omicron took center stage. Will Omicron steal Santa’s Thunder? Monday Markets opened the week in the red. This came as...
11|24|2021
Calm Before the Storm | November 19, 2021
It was a quiet week for markets. Is this just the calm before the storm, or should we expect this to continue? Monday Markets were little changed on Monday....
09|15|2021
Ugly Volatility? | September 10, 2021
Volatility began to rear its ugly head last week. Are the markets going to face more of the same next week? Monday Happy Labor Day! Tuesday Markets started the...