Market Insights

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES October 22, 2026 Meet Muse… Your Personal AI Agent One of the latest developments in the world of AI is Muse. Designed to be your new, tireless assistant, Muse is ready and “trained” to go to work for you. Muse is Meta’s (previously known as Facebook) personal AI agent, designed … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 10.22.26 Meet Muse…”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES October 8, 2026 BUFFERS Balance of Protection and Performance Tony Robbins is quoted saying, “Do something. Get results. Decide if it’s worth repeating.” Back in July of 2024 I wrote about Buffer Funds in my bi-weekly ERPE Excerpts. I have decided it is worth repeating. Here’s the July 18, 2024 Excerpts. Revisiting … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 10.8.26 BUFFERS”

Quarterly Market Focus Podcast 3Q26 & 4Q26 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 Quarterly Market Focus . This quarterly podcast is a recap of the market’s highlights in the quarter just past and insights for the market in the quarter ahead. … Continue reading “The Quarterly Market Focus Podcast 3Q26”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES September 24, 2026 The “Autumn Anomaly”  Unpacking the September Effect and October’s Volatile Trap As summer fades and trading desks return to full strength, financial media and market participants routinely shift their attention toward the calendar. September and October carry a legendary reputation on Wall Street. Together, this period … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 9.24.26 September/October “Autumn Anomaly””

Midterm Elections 2026: 5 Factors to Consider The mid-term elections are quickly approaching, and markets have begun to price in the potential impacts of the vote. Races in the House of Representatives and the Senate will likely influence fiscal policy, alter the geopolitical landscape, and weigh on a wide array of economic and non-economic issues. … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 9.10.26 – Midterm Elections 2026…”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES ERPE Excerpts on a Friday?? Yes. Just back from Italy. Marisa, my oldest daughter, got married last week!! Best excuse I could give for missing the normal Thursday publication. Hope you enjoy my take on the stock market GOATs…. Here’s the Bride and her proud Pop. August 28, 2026 The … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 8.28.26 – The GOATs”

From TV to AI 100 Years of Tech Innovation & the SP 500 From the Machine Age and the invention of TV to the release of Artificial Intelligence with ChatGPT, the U.S. stock market has been powered by technological innovations since 1927. The graph below shows the history of the major tech innovations and the SP … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 8.13.26 – From the TV to AI”

Small Cap Stocks: Perspective and Potential This year’s stock market’s first half feels to many like two years. Half of the half (Q1) and the other half (Q2) were significantly opposite, yet both delivered extreme volatility and uncertainty. The bearish market behavior and negative returns in large part due to the War in Iran in Q1 rebounded … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 7.30.26 – Small Caps”

Today’s Market Update July 27, 2026 Market Update My Market Update today is simply to share with you what I think is timely and relevant perspective. Today’s stock market action could be described as a sector-wide risk-off market rotation out of high-multiple artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. That is a lot of Wall Street speak, but exactly right. In … Continue reading “Market Update July 27, 2026….Risk-off Rotation”

Bi-MONTHLY MARKET ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC UPDATES July 16, 2026 Mid-Year Outlook 2026: Key Lessons for the Seventh Year of the Cycle As we begin the second half of the year, I wanted to share a mid-year market update with my current perspectives. This includes the key themes shaping markets and what they may mean for … Continue reading “ERPE Excerpts 7.16.26 Mid-Year Outlook 2026”