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Weekly Market Insight – October 31, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Stocks overcame poor earnings results from some of America’s largest companies to post gains last week as investors cheered positive earnings surprises, easing inflation and a rebound in economic growth. Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations. This Week: Key Economic Data. The Nasdaq Composite index added 2.24% for the week.

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Weekly Market Insight – August 1, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Stocks on Thursday shrugged off news of a second-consecutive quarter of negative economic growth to build on Wednesday’s gains as fresh earnings continued to comfort, if not impress, investors. It was the second-consecutive quarter of negative economic growth, meeting the technical definition of a recession. Economy Contracts .

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Estate Planning in this Economic Climate

Park Place Financial

Estates Estate Planning in this Economic Climate Schedule a Complimentary Financial Review CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE. Between inflation, increasing interest rates, federal changes to monetary policies, and global conflict, many factors are putting a strain on the current economic situation. Create a Trust . Charitable Remainder Unitrust

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Weekly Market Insights – December 19, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Hawkish comments by the Fed and weak economic data heightened investors’ recession concerns and sent stocks lower last week. The potential for higher rates for longer, along with disappointing economic data, particularly a sharp decline in retail sales, amplified fears of a recession and sent stocks lower for the remainder of the week.

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Collapse in Prospective Home Buyer Traffic

The Big Picture

About a quarter of the October 2022 slides were focused on real estate. This brings us to the chart: The one above shows the traffic of prospective buyers looking at a new home (2014- 2022); the one below goes back to the 1980s. Aspirational Pricing (May 25, 2022). This is atypical.

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Personal Income increased 0.5% in March; Spending increased 0.8%

Calculated Risk

percent at a monthly rate) in March , according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less personal current taxes, increased $104.0 percent in June 2022. percent in February 2022. billion (0.5 billion (0.5 billion (0.8 Real DPI increased 0.2

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Weekly Market Insights – December 12, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

There was some good news last week on the economic front and out of China, which started to loosen COVID restrictions. But it was a week where good news was considered bad news, as any signs of economic resilience stoked worries of a longer rate-hike cycle. This Week: Key Economic Data. Tuesday: Consumer Price Index (CPI).