The stock market could not be flatter through the first four trading days of the week. By: Fred Arnold | American Family Funding The Dow began the week at 21,183, and closed at 21,182 yesterday. There have been some momentary jumps up and down during the week, but overall, investors seem to be sitting on the sidelines watching and waiting. ...

Home prices continue to move higher and are starting to play a bigger role in the current economy. Fred Arnold | American Family Funding The most recent Case-Shiller’s adjusted 20-city index for the month of May jumped 0.9 percent. This is slightly higher than expectations and continues to point to positive momentum for the housing market. The big news in ...

It has been a while since you have heard me make a reference how the more we hear about something, the more “numb” we become to it. By: Fred Arnold | American Family Funding Despite the on-going investigation into President Trump and the election, despite the terror attack in Manchester, despite that there has been little economic news that traders ...

Another week, and once again uneventful events happening on Wall Street. By: Fred Arnold | American Family Funding The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded within 100 points plus or minus almost the entire week. The biggest news for the week was the ability for Congress to pass the spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. Other than this agreement, it ...

Housing data dominated the market data being released. By: Fred Arnold | American Family Funding Tuesday launched the housing news with the Federal Housing Finance Agency report on home prices. For the month of February, home prices increased 0.8 percent. This was double the amount the majority of analysts predicted. Adding to the positive news, January’s numbers were revised from ...

Trump euphoria certainly appears to have ended in the minds and hearts of investors. By: Fred Arnold The stock market finished the week down once again by a total of 223 points.Markets are closed on Friday in observance of Good Friday. The challenge to the market is that with each passing week, it appears that President Trump will continue to ...

With very limited economic data to trade on this week, investors took their focus to Capitol Hill and seemed to be paying attention to President Trump and what is happening with Congress. By: Fred Arnold The President has been trying to work with Congress on a replacement for Obamacare. If you have been listening and paying attention to the news, ...

The markets have been somewhat in a holding pattern as investors await next weeks Fed decision on interest rates. By: Fred Arnold Although, more than 70% of analysts interviewed believe that the Fed will raise rates, investors appear to be waiting for the announcement before making any major changes in their finance strategies. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa ...

If you have investments in the stock market through 401K’s, IRA’s, etc…you might want to look at your account balances. By: Fred Arnold The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared rapidly from the 20,000 mark right through to the next plateau of 21K. It is likely that your account balances are going along for the ride and increasing nicely. The markets ...

Corporate profits and resumed business optimism, relating to President Trump’s economic policies, has investors feeling more confident in business growth for 2017. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, after struggling to stay above the 20,000 mark, seems to have taken a foothold at a new record level above the 20k benchmark. Mortgage rates, which have declined slightly over the last week ...