Everything You Wanted to Ask Your Advisor (But Didn't)

Join Chad Keller, CFA®, AIF®, CEPA® and J. Miller, CFP®, APMA™, Founders and Managing Partners of M&K Legacy Wealth as they host an open-forum Q&A for women and friends to dive into topics that drive financial confidence.

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10.19.26

Markets Might Seem Spooked, But Holidays Look to Be Jolly

Last week, Treasury yields pulled back from multi-year highs, raising the possibility of a cyclical peak, even as elevated crude oil prices continue to feed inflation readings. Bank earnings were...

10.13.26

Earnings Take Center Stage As Inflation Keeps Markets On Watch

Executive Summary Third-quarter earnings season is officially underway, with major banks kicking off reporting. Analysts have consistently raised earnings estimates throughout the year, as higher...

10.5.26

Equity Markets Looking To Be A Treat In October

Executive Takeaway: September is historically the worst performing month for stocks, with an average S&P 500 decline of 2.6% over the past five years. This year, the S&P 500 fell only 0.45%...

09.28.26

Stocks March On- Without Tripping on Rates or Slipping on Oil

Executive Takeaway: Despite higher interest rates and persistently elevated oil prices, the S&P 500 remains within 1% of its all-time high. Following the FOMC’s 25-basis-point rate hike,...

09.21.26

Markets and Investors Settle In For A New Rate-Hiking Cycle

The Fed Moves The Punch Bowl The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to raise the target federal funds rate range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%. The latest dot plot reveals...

09.14.26

Wednesday’s Rate Decision to Speak Volumes About Inflation Fight

Executive Summary Last week, stocks finished lower in a holiday-shortened week as higher oil prices, rising interest rates, and renewed inflation concerns pressured both equity and fixed income...

09.8.26

Flat Equity Markets Prepare for A Rally

Federal Reserve Signals & Market Volatility Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech struck a distinctly hawkish tone. Reiterating the Fed’s firm 2%...

08.17.26

No Summer Break for the Bull – Sun Keeps Shining on the Markets

Softer Inflation Gives Summer Rally a Boost Softer-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) readings last week reinforced the view that inflation pressures are...

08.10.26

Bull Market Goes Wide…Will It Go Long?

Weaker Jobs Data, Lower Interest Rates: Earnings Are Abundant & Rotation Continues The July labor report came in much weaker than expected, driving interest rates lower, while second-quarter...

08.3.26

Warsh Steady at the Helm as PCE Cools and GDP Deflector Rebounds

Fed Policy, Economic Growth & Sector Trends The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 9 to 3 to keep the federal funds rate in a range of 3.50% to 3.75%. The three dissenters are known hawks...

07.27.26

Here Come The Earnings – Amid Oil Spikes, Rate Decisions, and Inflation Data

Markets Navigate Oil Spike and Tech Earnings Pressure Both the equity and fixed income markets were volatile last week due to higher oil prices and concerns over the ongoing large capex spending by...

07.20.26

Volatility Bucks the Bull, But Earnings Drive the Markets Onward

U.S. Markets Navigate Mixed Signals In A Volatile Week Last week, markets endured a mixed bag of softer inflation data, hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) commentary, strong bank earnings, rising oil...

07.13.26

Despite Global Market Uncertainty, Volatility Stays on Vacation

Largest Foreign Listing Boosts Investor Confidence Last week, markets posted modest gains over five full trading days that featured noticeable internal rotation beneath relatively calm index-level...