Giant slayer Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve Chairman, is battling the giant of hyperinflation. Listen in this Weekly Brief our analysis of his battle strategy and our score card of his success against rising prices and the future of the stock market.

Consumer sentiment drops to the lowest level in recorded history since the 1940’s.  How bad is our economy and why are people so depressed?  Listen in this Brief comparisons to previous times when consumers almost felt this bad and how the stock market performed shortly after consumer sentiment reached these lows.

Is the US in approaching a recession, already in a recession, or nearly completing a recession?  Listen in this Brief the true definition of a recession and historically how the stock market performs before, during, and after recessions.

Can investor herd mentality predict stock market bottoms and tops? Listen in this report one indicator that has consistently preceded the next stock market rally.

Making lemonade from lemons can be achieved even during stock market corrections. How?  Tax loss harvesting that you can apply against capital gains in the future.  Learn how to do this in this Brief with pro-active strategy to reduce the pain of this market correction.

The stock market reached new lows for the year along with consumer sentiment dropping to 59.1 and a level not seen in eleven years.  However, every time consumer sentiment dropped below a reading of 60 since 1978 it was the precursor to improving consumer sentiment and economy.  Not missing a beat, Mr Buffet is reported to be investing billions these past couple months into the stock market.  Listen in this Brief our view on these and other circumstances and how you should be preparing for the next uptrend.

Tomorrow the media will be blasting news of the biggest decline in US employee productivity since 1947!  Yes, this is a large decline but the American worker still produces at near-record levels since the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been tracking this indicator.  Listen to this Brief our view on the labor market and more important the potential future trend of the stock market.

Google “Recession Risk for 2022” and you have 128,000,000 articles to read.  But how can we determine the true status of the US economy?  Look no further than the financial health of people and businesses.  Listen to this about our review of many recently released key government agency reports on consumers and businesses and what the evidence points to on the status of the US stock market and economy.

The past two years has caused wide variances of economic growth among counties and between states in the US.  Read in this Brief where the biggest changes are occurring and what it means to you as an investor.

Your feelings can mislead you into poor investment decisions that may result in sub-par returns. In this Brief, the data from the US Bureau of Census and compare that to how your feel about this economy.  Chances are the two are on opposite ends of the emotional scale.

The major indices appear to be continuing a positive trend that began March 14. In this Brief a deeper dive into this analysis and the evidence this may be the beginning of the next rally.

Listen in to Anton talk to you about the weird interest rate fluctuations that have been happening, and what this means to you & the future of our economy!

The Producers Price Index indicated what most Americans already know, prices are going up and faster then most would like.  Gas prices have spiked but that is probably a short-term result of supply disruptions.  More importantly, read in this Brief, how institutional managers are positioning their portfolios and what can we learn about their trading activities so far this year. 

The stock market continues to fluctuate as investors worry about Ukraine, inflation, rising costs, and a myriad of other issues.  In this Brief, we look back to history that provides insight on a winning investment strategy and more importantly not miss another buying opportunity.

In this Brief we unpack the recent Consumer Spending and Gross Domestic Product reports and what we can learn from them and more importantly what it may mean this year for the stock market and your accounts.   

The media is reporting inflation growth not seen since the 1980’s.  Is this the beginning of years of hyper-inflation or is there more to the story?  Listen to the true details behind monitoring the rise of prices and what to really watch to determine the future of inflation.

The US continues to recover from the 2020 pandemic and companies are resuming their productivity.  How is productivity defined and why is it important for our investments?  Read in this Brief about the trend of US business productivity and how do we compare to the rest of the world.