Kara shares her insights on consumer behavior, the labor market, and what’s driving today’s market trends.  Kara is CIO of Kestra Investment Management, and this episode offers valuable takeaways for navigating the holiday season’s economic and financial dynamics. (podcast)

In this podcast, we dive into the numbers, address recent market movements, and explain why a long-term perspective remains essential. Multiple market all-time highs year to date. What now?

This episode is packed with valuable insights for investors. Vector’s Director of Portfolio Management provides an in-depth review of recent market performance and key economic trends.

The Federal Reserve’s recent half-point rate cut aims to ease borrowing costs and stimulate the economy. We discuss the rate cut’s impacts on savers, borrowers, and investors in this Market Perspective podcast.

We explore the latest trends in financial markets, highlighting the stock market advancing to all-time highs alongside corporate earnings that have been better than expected. We also discuss the "Goldilocks" jobs market, small business sentiment, and inflationary pressures indicated by the rising Producer Price Index (PPI).

This week’s podcast is a discussion focused on the balance between holding cash and long-term investments. We compare investment strategies for individuals and large-scale entities given the backdrop of potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Of the $34 trillion of US debt outstanding, around 30 percent is expected to be refinanced at potentially higher rates in 2024. We discuss the implications of a trillion dollar interest payment alongside the Fed’s mandate of stable prices through the setting of interest rate policy.