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 ...

Despite the makings for a very volatile week in the stock market, the indices remained in a relatively narrow range of trading. Between all of the economic reports released this week, and the constant release of Executive Orders from President Trump (I am still getting used to writing “Trump” instead of “Obama”) investors continue to be taking a wait and ...

Real Estate & Market Report: January 20, 2017 – The euphoria in the markets over the “Trump factor” has clearly worn off. For three week’s now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been trying to break the 20,000 mark and has yet to do it. Recent concerns over some of President (As of Friday January 20th) Trump’s policies and plans, ...

Real Estate & Market Report: January 06, 2017 – Now that the holidays are over, let’s see if the Dow Jones Industrial Average can break the 20,000 mark. By: Fred Arnold Last week the index came very close, but investor concerns about U.S. and China trade relations had many sitting on the sidelines. In addition, many people are just getting ...

As expected, the Fed raised interest rates by .25% at their FOMC meeting this week.  By: Fred Arnold What was not expected was the projection of three rates increases in 2017. Investors were expecting to hear that only two increases would be forthcoming. On this news, the bond market took a beating and yields rose rapidly. The threat of inflation ...

The pace of rates rising has slowed, but they are continuing higher. By: Fred Arnold Investors are pulling money from bonds and putting them into stocks, as they believe that President Elect Trump’s policies will be great for business. Good news for business means great news for stocks, 401K’s, IRA’s, etc… Along with all of this belief about growth, comes ...

Real Estate & Market Report: December 02, 2016 – As of late, the stock market has been trading within a fairly-narrow range. By: Fred Arnold At this point investors have accepted the reality that the Fed will likely raise rates at the December policy meeting. Bond yields and mortgage rates have been rising at a record pace since Donald Trump ...

It seems that the presidential election is in the driver’s seat in the minds of investors. By: Fred Arnold Many experts were expecting the Fed to raise interest rates at this week’s Fed meeting. Despite the Fed decision to leave rates where they are, the markets reacted with little more than a yawn. The stock indexes remained little changed since the ...

Real Estate & Market Report: October 21, 2016 – The next 10 days will be telling about what is happening in the real estate market. By: Fred Arnold With three major housing reports due out next week, FHFA House Price Index, Case-Shiller House Price Index, and Pending Home Sales, without question there will be plenty of data for the Fed ...