John J. Diak, CFP®Mar 5, 20199 minEconomic Update: March 2019You could say that Wall Street breathed a collective sigh of relief in February. Investors were encouraged by new developments in U.S.-China
John J. Diak, CFP®Feb 6, 201911 minEconomic Update: February 2019On Wall Street, the S&P 500 advanced 7.87% in January, with a new earnings season as well as trade and monetary policy developments prov
John J. Diak, CFP®Jan 10, 201910 minEconomic Update: January 2019In this month’s recap: equity and commodity markets experience major losses, the Fed sends a hawkish message, home sales improve, and the ec
John J. Diak, CFP®Dec 6, 201810 minEconomic Update: December 2018Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell threw investors a line: he delivered a speech late in the month that soothed some of the considerable