Episodes

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (June 2-6, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The manufacturing sector shrank again in May. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index landed under 50 for the third month in a row and the 29th time in 30 months, suggesting the industry was contracting. The trade group reported further slowdowns in measures o...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (May 26-30, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets and government closed for Memorial Day Tuesday The Commerce Department said durable goods orders fell 6.3% in April, the first drop in five months. A plunge in orders for aircraft led the decline. Excluding the volatile transportation sector, orders grew by 0.2%. Compare...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Blake Miller) Week in Review (May 19-23, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its leading economic indicators shrank 1% in April, following a 0.8% decline in March. The business research group said the index contracted by 2% since October, the same decrease as in the previous six months. More components turned negative in April. But de...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (May 12-16, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday Broad inflation slowed in April to its lowest point in more than four years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that its Consumer Price Index rose 2.3% from April 2024, still outpacing the Fed’s 2% target but down from a four-decade high of 9....

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (May 5-9, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The service sector of the U.S. economy continued to expand in April, though managers are reporting higher costs from tariffs, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The trade group said its index for the service sector showed new orders and supplier deliveries growing at a slightly fast...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild John Sandstrom (with Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (April 28-May 2, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday Housing prices remained resilient to softening demand and affordability challenges, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index. The national index rose 3.9% in February from the year before, down from 4.1% in January. An analyst for th...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (April 21-25, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators declined 0.7% in March, amid sinking consumer confidence, stock prices and factory orders. The business research group said six-month movement of its index contracted at a slower pace – 1.6%, compared to a 2.3% s...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (April 14-18, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday In a further sign of economic resilience, consumers continued spending at stores in March with retail sales advancing 1.4% from February. It was the sixth advance in seven months and the biggest one-month jump in more t...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (April 7-11, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday In a sign that consumers’ appetite for credit card debt is fading, the Federal Reserve reported that revolving credit debt outstanding rose at an annual rate of 0.1% in February. That was down from a pace of 6% in January, which followed back-to-back declines in November and December. ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Blake Miller) Week in Review (March 31-April 4, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday U.S. factories contracted in March amid “confusion” from volatile tariff policies, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The trade group said its manufacturing index sank following its first two months of expansion in more than two year...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) In a special episode of the Money Talk Podcast, advisors from Landaas & Company LLC, offer perspectives and insights on investing fundamentals, especially following a recent 10% correction in stocks Learn more Seeking balance amid volatility, by Kyle Tetting Cautious optimism: A Balancing act, by Kyle Tetting Volatility: Stock market vs. your portfolio, a Money ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (March 17-21, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Following a deeper decline in January, retail sales gained a mere 0.2% in February, the Commerce Department reported. Of 13 retail categories, only five improved sales for the month, led by online vendors. Decliners included gas stations, which were affected by lower prices, and ba...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (March 10-14, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday U.S. employers posted 7.7 million job openings in January, up marginally from December but down nearly 9% from the year before, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Demand for workers continued to outstrip supply, but the gap narrowed. Openings ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (March 3-7, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday A two-month expansion of the manufacturing sector slowed in February amid uncertainty over the consequences of federal trade policies. The Institute for Supply Management said its survey-based manufacturing index signaled the second consecutive month of growth after 26 months of contraction. “De...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Feb. 24-28, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major reports Tuesday Housing prices continued to accelerate in December, reaching a record high for the 19th month in a row, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index. Compared to the year before, the index rose 3.9%, compared to a 3.7% increase in November. And though hous...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Feb. 17-21, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets closed for Presidents Day Tuesday No major releases Wednesday Home construction registered a setback in January, as the Commerce Department reported the annual rate of housing starts dropped nearly 10% from December. Extraordinary weather in January likely had some eff...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Feb. 10-14, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday Housing and eggs continued to push inflation in January. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said its Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% from December, with 30% of the increase attributed to shelter costs. Food prices gaine...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Feb. 3-7, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The manufacturing sector expanded in January for the first time in more than two years, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The trade group’s index, based on surveys of manufacturing supply managers, showed growth after 26 months of contraction. New orders rose for t...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Jan. 27-31) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Commerce Department reported a 4% gain in the annual rate of new home sales in December. Sales were up almost 7% from the year before and just below where they were heading into the COVID-19 pandemic. For perspective, the pace of sales – 698,000 a year – was half the peak rate in mi...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Jan. 20-24, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets and government offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday No major releases Wednesday The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators declined slightly in December but continued to improve from previous declines. The business research group said its gauge fe...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Steve Giles Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Jan. 13-17, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that wholesale inflation rose 0.2% in December, as prices on goods increased while services were unchanged. The Producer Price Index advanced 3.3% from the year before, the highest since early 2023 but down from the record ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Jan. 6-10, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday A report from the Commerce Department showed manufacturing orders sinking in November for the third time in four months. The value of orders retreated 0.4% from October and was 0.1% ahead of November 2023. Excluding volatile orders for transportation equipment – most notably comme...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl,Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The National Association of Realtors reported increased demand for housing in November for the fourth month in a row. The trade group reported its pending home sales index rose 2.2% in November and was up nearly 7% from the year before. It was the highest reading since February 2023, t...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Adam Baley (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Dec. 23-27, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday In a sign of weak manufacturing demand, durable goods orders fell in November for the third time in four months. The Department of Commerce said orders declined 1.1% from October and were down 1.3% from the year before. Demand for commercial aircraft led the monthly drop. Excluding ...