Peek of the Week - Weekly Market Commentary for November 6, 2023. Today's Peek of the Week asks “will there be a year-end rally in the stock market?” while also acknowledging that no one knows with any certainty what the future will bring. As investors try to predict market lows and highs, they remember that creating a well-allocated and diversified portfolio is the best way to combat any uncertainty in the markets.

Surprises from the labor market

Money, Lifestyle, Peek of the WeekLeif HagenSeptember 11, 2023Achievement Financial#finance, #invest, #investing, #women, #jobmarket, #workfromhome, #WFH

The Fed raises the federal funds rate again

World Events, Peek of the Week, Stock market, InvestmentLeif HagenJuly 31, 2023Achievement Financial#investing, #investors, #financialplanning, #finance, #federalreserve

Remarkable resilience in the financial markets

Lifestyle, Peek of the Week, Stock marketLeif HagenJuly 5, 2023Achievement Financial#stockmarket, #bullmarket, #financialmarkets, #financialplanning, #finance, #americans, #resilience, #credit, #debt, #debtceiling, #rates, #inflation

Recession fear replaces inflation angst

Investment, Lifestyle, Money, Stock market, World EventsLeif HagenDecember 19, 2022Achievement Financial#recession, #fear, #inflation, #stockmarket, #funds, #economy, #GDP, #money, #finance, #graduate, #graduatestudent, #blog, #creditcard

Cooling markets during the heat of summer

Today's Peek of the Week has the latest insight into how the stock markets are cooling down now that the U.S. economy isn't burning as hot as it once was. With that being said, and even after the last two quarters of slowed growth, the United States economy continues to surprise us. Unemployment has fallen quite low, the labor market is on fire, and the main driver for this shift has been women returning to the workplace. With all this "job talk" brings more "recession talk" and today's PEEK of the WEEK shares some second quarter business activity data to follow up on the whole recession idea.