The Labor Market Is Cooling—But Not Cracking
By Bryce Coward, CFA, CFP® Labor market data sits at the center of how people judge the health of the economy. It’s one of the most widely cited indicators of economic strength, and also one of the most emotionally charged. Jobs aren’t abstract. They’re concrete. They shape income, identity, and facilitate a sense of security, […]
March 2025 Special Market Update
By: Bryce Coward, Wealth Management Advisor & Director of Investments As your trusted advisors and amid the heightened volatility in the equity markets, we wanted to reach out with our thoughts and perspective on the investment landscape. Since February 24th, 2025, the US stock market as measured by the S&P 500 is down roughly 8.8% […]
Survey Says…Stagflation
By: Bryce Coward, Wealth Management Advisor & Director of Investments Over the last week, various business and consumer survey data may be pointing to something we haven’t seen in quite a while: rising inflation and slowing growth as of the most recent releases. For example, on the consumer side, the University of Michigan consumer confidence […]
Creeping Inflation and Its Potential Market Impact
By: Bryce Coward, Wealth Management Advisor & Director of Investments Inflation has undoubtedly been a dominant theme this market cycle as COVID and a complete shutdown of the economy and supply chains was followed by one of the largest stimulus packages the world has ever seen. In the United States, consumer price inflation (CPI) peaked […]