Market Insights

STOCK/MARKET Alert April 19, 2024 Chips and Dip My Stock/Market Alert is an event driven brief about a stock OR the stock market when noteworthy action occurs. Today was certainly noteworthy. I am calling it “Chips and Dip”… Expect the frequency of my Stock/Market Alert notes to be consistent with meaningful moves in a specific stock held by BAM Portfolios or the stock market. For … Continue reading “STOCK/MARKET Alert 4.19.2024 Mkt Down”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES April 18, 2024 A 2nd Green and More Green Masters Green and Gain For the World #1 Golfer, Scottie Scheffler, last week’s annual Masters Tournament meant a second Green Jacket. For the local economy of Augusta, Georgia and, to a lesser extent, the U.S. economy, the 2024 Masters also meant … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 4.18.24 2nd Green”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES April 4, 2024 6? 3? 1? No Cuts? A Rate Increase!? When will the Fed cut interest rates? How many times will they cut rates? Will the Fed cut rates at all? Will the Fed raise interest rates? The Fed raised rates 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023 to … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 4.4.24 ….. 6? 3? 1? No Cuts? A rate increase!?”

The Market Monthly Podcast MARCH 2024 Media Contact: John J. Gardner, CFP®, CPM® 888.985-PLAN blackhawkwealthadvisors.com jg@blackhawkwealthadvisors.com John Gardner, CFP®, CPM® is happy to announce his podcast – The Market Monthly. This monthly podcast is a review of the market’s highlights in the month just past and insights of the market for the month ahead. You can listen … Continue reading “Announcing New Podcast…The March Market Monthly 24”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES March 21, 2024 Woodstock of AI A Massive event kicked off at the SAP Center, the home of the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks, on Monday. It is the annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC), hosted by Nvidia. The show ends today. What has made this year’s GTC the … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 3.21.24 ….. Woodstock AI …”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES March 7, 2024 Pierce’s Perspective… The New 65 A record number of Americans are turning 65 this year, more than any other time in history! 65 used to be a more meaningful number. Once a symbolic summit, 65 used to be each hard-working American’s personal Everest, where individuals diligently … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 3.7.24 Pierce’s Perspective….65”

Research Update March 4, 2024 CRM Stock Report CRM Report Please see the attached current stock report for Salesforce, Inc. We hope you find it useful. As investment advisors and owners of CRM, we rely on timely research to make pragmatic investment decisions. When reporting fourth quarter results last week, Salesforce announced its first dividend … Continue reading “SALESFORCE STOCK UPDATE 3.4.2024”

The Market Monthly Podcast FEBRUARY 2024 Media Contact: John J. Gardner, CFP®, CPM® 888.985-PLAN blackhawkwealthadvisors.com jg@blackhawkwealthadvisors.com John Gardner, CFP®, CPM® is happy to announce his podcast – The Market Monthly. This monthly podcast is a review of the market’s highlights in the month just past and insights of the market for the month ahead. You can listen … Continue reading “Announcing New Podcast…The February Market Monthly 24”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES February 8, 2024 SP 500 5000 Almost… Due to the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), financial markets around the world crashed. The U.S. stock market, represented by the SP 500 plummeted nearly 55% between November of 2007 and March of 2009. As the chart above shows, the SP 500 bottomed … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 2.8.2024 SP 500 5000”

RESEARCH UPDATE February 2, 2024 CVX Q4 Earnings Results  CVX Report You likely know by now, today Chevron announced its fourth quarter 2023 earnings and financial results. We were delighted to read the positive report, and we were not alone. Wall Street applauded the news, boosting CVX stock higher by nearly 3% to over $152. … Continue reading “Chevron Q4 Earnings Highlights February 2, 2024”