Edward Jones-Financial Advisor: Jim Weidner

04/01/2024

The last time the Fed achieved a soft landing was in 1995 when a successful pivot to rate cuts supported the start of a multi-year rally. Today, investors are hoping to achieve a similar outcome as most central banks are eyeing the start of rate cuts in the months ahead.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we examine the similarities and differences in the macroeconomic backdrop between now and the mid-'90s and offer our views of where the opportunities lie.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

03/25/2024

Last week, the Federal Reserve held its March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and press conference and also released an updated set of economic projections. We share our takeaways in our latest Weekly Market Wrap.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

03/18/2024

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the bank crisis that saw the collapse of several regional banks, an episode that roiled financial markets as it sparked memories of banking system challenges in 2008.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we share a few perspectives on what's changed since the bank crisis and what it may mean for the investment landscape ahead.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

03/11/2024

This past week, markets digested several datapoints that indicated the U.S. labor market may be showing early signs of fatigue.

In our view, given the ongoing easing in inflation and now more signs of a cooling labor market, the Fed likely remains on track to begin a rate-cutting cycle later this year, perhaps starting around the June meeting.

We share more of our takeaways in our latest Weekly Market Wrap.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

03/08/2024

Today is International Women’s Day! It’s a perfect time to tell the women in your life how much you care and appreciate them.

03/04/2024

Rising markets and low volatility always rank high on investor's wish lists. In the past four months, we've been fortunate to experience precisely that.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we share five takeaways from February's market performance.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

02/26/2024

With the sharp rally sending the S&P 500 to a record high in recent days, you wouldn't think it would be hard for investors to find good news. We think the bull market looks to have runway ahead, but we also know that even the best markets run out of breath occasionally. In this latest installment of the Weekly Market Wrap, we offer three signs that can give investors confidence in the broader outlook for this market.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

02/20/2024

Although stocks recovered from a sharp drop after last week's CPI inflation report – and the S&P 500 even approached new all-time highs – investors may be feeling anxious.

Can inflation continue to moderate, as it has over the past year, even in the face of resilient economic growth? Or, is this a start of a trend in the wrong direction?

We share our views in our latest Weekly Market Wrap.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

02/19/2024

Happy Presidents’ Day! How are you celebrating?

02/12/2024

The S&P 500 crossed the 5,000 milestone, a fresh record high for the index. While 5,000 is an arbitrary number and simply an attention-grabbing psychological threshold, it is symbolic of the market's strength and resiliency in the face of a historically sharp adjustment in interest rates.

With the economy defying expectations for a slowdown and stocks having rallied about 20% over the past three months, investors are wondering what's next. Our latest Weekly Market Wrap shares our views on five common questions.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

02/09/2024

Learn how your investments are taxed and how to potentially reduce your future tax burden.

We lay out the three different types of investment taxes and what they mean.

02/05/2024

All eyes were on the Fed last week, with the market's wagon remaining tightly hitched to the outlook for future monetary policy moves. The Fed kept its policy rate steady, but the primary focus was on the central bank's message that it intends to remain on hold a while longer.

While markets were hoping for a signal that rate cuts were coming sooner, incoming data, including the latest jobs report, continue to offer confidence that the economy is holding up well enough for the Fed to exercise some patience.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we offer our takes on what the latest Fed and employment news means for the markets ahead.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.