The first six months of 2026 rewarded investors who stayed disciplined through the volatility (or just flat out ignored all the frantic headlines). Despite concerns over inflation, interest rates, Middle East tensions, and whether AI-related spending could continue at its blistering pace, stocks pushed higher.
The market's attention remains fixed on AI, energy prices, and the Federal Reserve. Yet beneath all the headlines is a much more simple factor that has historically driven economic growth: people going to work. The June employment report released last week suggests the labor market is neither booming nor
If you just follow the headlines, it feels like we’re in the middle of the next great market boom – SpaceX grabbing attention, AI companies lining up for IPOs, companies gaining 20-40% in one day after a strong quarterly earnings report, and record high after record high for the
This week feels like one of those moments where the headlines are pulling your attention in five different directions at once. From a potential frenzy around SpaceX, talk of (again/finally) “ending the war” creeping back into markets, and a steady drumbeat of capital raising that quietly tells a different
Probably the most frustrating thing for investors to learn is the relationship between economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and stock prices. Often during times of prolonged growth for stock prices we hear about a "Goldilocks" economy where growth and inflation are not too hot and not too cold. This allows
