What an end to April, and May is off to a strong start as well. In fact, the S&P 500 finished higher the last seven days of April, tying the longest win streak to end that month ever. It didn’t end there though, as stocks have gained the first two days of May, for an …
In this episode of Carson’s Take Five, Ryan and Sonu break down the headline-grabbing GDP miss of -0.3% and ask the big question: Should you sell in May? They explain why the negative GDP number doesn’t mean the U.S. is in a recession, diving into the components of growth and what really ca …
What a Week Last week started with a huge 2.4% drop in the S&P 500, but it ended with a four-day win streak and stocks up 4% on the week. The rally started when President Trump opened the door to drastically lower tariffs on China, but it was also a big week for earnings. Although …
Welcome back to Carson’s Take Five with Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group! In this fast-paced episode, Ryan and Sonu unpack a major question shaking investor confidence: Can President Trump fire Federal Rese …
Many of us all but ignore our retirement accounts for much of our working lives—most likely only vaguely aware of the portion of our paychecks going into our 401(k)s. If this describes you, it’s time to give retirement savings more attention—particularly in the case of IRAs.
“Everybody in the world is a long-term investor until the market goes down.” – Peter Lynch, famed manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund
Some Giveback After the S&P 500 gained nearly 6% two weeks ago, there was some well-deserved giveback last week, as stocks fell 1.5%, mainly thanks to a huge drop on Wednesday after hawkish comments from Jerome Powell (more on that below).
