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Steve Coker, CFP
Apr 11, 20212 min read
Economic Boom
The S&P 500 hit another record this week as a combination of a receding virus, massive stimulus, and low interest rates pushed stocks,...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 19, 20211 min read
How the Economic Machine Works
As the virus recedes, investors are getting back to the nuts and bolts of the economy – a welcome change compared with tracking covid...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 13, 20213 min read
Adding up the stimulus
How could the stock market continue to rise during the pandemic? Why are stocks rising while so many Americans are still unemployed? The...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 15, 20213 min read
The Year Ahead – 2021 Outlook
When we wrote our 2020 outlook almost exactly one year ago, we outlined a basic expectation for 2020 and then highlighted the key risks...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 8, 20213 min read
2020 A Year in Review
Now that 2020 is over there are many who would rather not look back! Certainly 2020 will be remembered as a challenging year as many...
Steve Coker, CFP
Dec 11, 20203 min read
Valuation Check – What could possibly go wrong?
Despite the upheaval we have all felt during 2020, the stock market has made what appears to be a miraculous recovery, with the S&P 500...
Steve Coker, CFP
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Election Jitters
The market sold off this week as investors digested a combination of both positive and negative news including record breaking 3rd...
Steve Coker, CFP
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Market Returns During Elections
How will the election impact the market? If Biden wins will the market crash? What about a Trump win? Will the uncertainty alone but...
Steve Coker, CFP
Aug 21, 20204 min read
Valuation Check: Is the market ready for a fall?
The S&P 500 hit new highs this week and it is natural to start asking, “have we recovered too much too fast”. I have received several...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jul 10, 20203 min read
Covid cases are up but the market doesn’t care
The S&P 500 hit a 4-week high on Friday, continuing to grind higher in the face of rising cases of Covid-19. We have previously said that...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Coronavirus Concern 2.0
On February 1st, in the early days of the Corona virus (now the more specific Covid-19) outbreak, we noted that historical outbreaks had...
Steve Coker, CFP
Feb 1, 20202 min read
Corona Virus Concern
As of Friday January 31st, the stock market officially erased the gains for the year as fears of the Corona Virus increased and the...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 11, 20202 min read
The Year Ahead - 2020 Outlook
2019 was a remarkable year! Now the burning question becomes what will 2020 bring? Will we see more of the same or will we see a...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jan 3, 20202 min read
2019 A Year in Review
By almost every measure 2019 was an exceptional year. Not only did the stock market in the U.S. and globally have their best year since...
Steve Coker, CFP
Dec 9, 20192 min read
A Christmas Gift of Jobs
The U.S. consumer continues to be one of the bright spots in the global economy. Indeed, U.S. consumers continue to spend as if they...
Steve Coker, CFP
Nov 25, 20192 min read
Valuation Check
It has been an exceptional year for stocks and the S&P 500 is hitting new highs. The rally continues to be broad, with all the S&P 500...
Steve Coker, CFP
Oct 14, 20192 min read
A Deal With China?
The Dow fell 1.6% last Tuesday on news that Trump was expanding the trade war with China. Since that time the Dow rose 2.7% on rumors...
Steve Coker, CFP
Sep 9, 20193 min read
What is the Federal Reserve?
With the Federal Reserve once again in the news, it is worth discussing this important organization and its role in the economy and...
Steve Coker, CFP
Aug 5, 20192 min read
Is Inflation Dead?
The Federal Reserve lowered the Federal Funds target interest rate by .25% this past week to 2.25%, marking the first Federal Reserve...
Steve Coker, CFP
Jul 8, 20192 min read
America's Longest Expansion
It is July 2019 and it is now official: the current US economic expansion is the longest on record, turning 10 years old this month. ...
