Swanson Investment Group, Inc

12/20/2023

A little "who said?" Pop Quiz...

Thus far, the market doesn’t seem to be listening. So, we’ll offer a little pop quiz to see who might be paying attention.

10/18/2023

Recent corporate earnings reports are failing to offset growing fears about the Hamas-Israel conflict and other geopolitical tensions, causing markets to decline and oil prices to surge today.

10/17/2023

This weekend I was offered a different perspective - the long-term view of markets - and it certainly clarified my views about how the current market environment fits into broader market trends.

10/11/2023

In this commentary, we discuss reasons for the strong spending following the Covid-19 recession and provide insight into when individuals may finally tighten their purse strings, which in our view will push the economy closer to a shallow recession.

10/10/2023

Given the uncertainty of future growth, investors should continue to navigate cautiously and not take all risk off the table in the case the economy remains resilient for longer.

10/04/2023

Just as it seemed as though the major indices might claw back to yesterday’s closing levels (which themselves were puffed up by furious end of day buy programs), markets got a major jolt from economic news.

08/03/2023

Splash of cold water on your face?

Markets were caught off-guard after yesterday's close when Fitch Ratings cut the United States' credit rating from AAA to AA+. My initial reaction was "Bottom line: bad news, but not catastrophic."

09/18/2019

Celebrating 40 years as a financial advisor