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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. 16-20, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Commerce Department reported a 0.7% increase in retail sales in November, exceeding analyst forecasts and suggesting continued economic momentum. The rise was broadly distributed: Eight of 13 major categories had higher sales in November, led by c...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Dec. 9-13, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Bureau of Labor Statistics said worker productivity rose at an annual rate of 2.2% in the third quarter, unchanged from an earlier estimate. Measured year over year, productivity advanced 2% from the third quarter of 2023. That compares to an avera...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Kendall Bauer John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Dec. 2-6, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The manufacturing shrank in November for the eighth month in a row and the 24th time in 25 months, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The trade group said manufacturers continued to experience soft demand, though new orders grew, and the overall index rose to its hig...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Steve Giles (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang engineered by Jason Scuglik) Learn more Gratitude is an enriching attitude, by Joel Dresang Bigger bang from charitable contributions, a Money Talk Video with Art Rothschild IRS Publication 526, Charitable ContributionsCharitable Contributions, IRS Tax Topic An IRS FAQ on qualified charitable distributions from IRAs Market Closings for the Week Nasdaq – 19218, up 214 points or 1.1% Standard...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Steve Giles (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Nov. 18-22, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday Housing construction data continued to show a slowdown in October, based on the annual pace of building permits and housing starts. A report from the Commerce Department showed both authorizations and starts stayed below their pre-pandemic pace. At the s...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Jason Scuglik and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Nov. 11-15, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday The pace of inflation rose in October for the first time in seven months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index, the broadest measure of inflation, increased 2.6% from the year ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Art Rothschild Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Nov. 4-8, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Reflecting weak demand for manufacturing goods, the Commerce Department said the value of factory orders fell in September for the second month in a row and the fourth time in five months. Sales of commercial aircraft led the decline. While orders overall dropped 0.5% from August,...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No significant reports Tuesday U.S. employers posted 7.4 million job openings in September, the fewest since the beginning of 2021. The demand for workers dropped from an all-time high of 12.2 million in mid-2022 but remained above the pre-pandemic level of 6.9 million, accord...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Blake Miller) Week in Review (Oct. 21-25) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its September index of leading economic indicators pointed to continued uncertainty, suggesting moderate economic growth into 2025. The business research group reported a 0.5% decline in the index, following a 0.3% setback in August. The group blamed the Septemb...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Oct. 14-18, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday No major announcements Wednesday No major announcements Thursday In a further sign of economic resilience, consumers continued spending at stores in September with retail sales advancing 0.4% from August. Sales rose 0.3%, adjusted for inflation. The ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Tom Pappenfus Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl, and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (October 7-11, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Consumers showed more caution about spending in August, as the amount of credit card debt outstanding fell for the second time in three months. The Federal Reserve Board reported that so-called revolving debt declined at an annual rate of 1.2% from July. The rate sank 0.4% in J...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No significant releases Tuesday Manufacturing continued its slump in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index. The index signaled contraction for the sixth month in a row and the 22nd time in 23 months. At the same time, the measure sugg...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Sept. 23-27, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major releases Tuesday Housing prices reached another all-time high July, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index. Although prices peaked for the 14th month in a row, the pace of increase slowed to 5% above the year-ago level, down from 5.5% in June. That was...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild John Sandstrom with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik Week in Review (Sept. 16-20, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday The Commerce Department reported a 0.1% rise in retail sales in August. Sales rose in only five of 13 categories, led by online retailers. Decliners included car dealerships, supermarkets and gas stations, where lower prices meant a drop in revenue. ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Sept. 9-13, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday In a sign of resilient consumer spending, the Federal Reserve Board reported another rise in consumer credit debt outstanding in July. Total debt rose at a 6% annual rate, and more significantly, revolving credit climbed at a clip of 9.4%. Revolving credit is mostly consumer credit card debt, and...

Advisors on this Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Sept. 2-6, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Markets and government agencies closed for Labor Day Tuesday The manufacturing sector contracted in August for the 21st time in 22 months. The Institute for Supply Management reported that the rate of decline slowed slightly from July, but key components in its index – news orders and produ...

Advisors on this Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley Mike Hoelzl (with Max Hoelzl, Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Aug. 26-30, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday Manufacturing demand rose in July for the fifth time in six months, mostly on the wings of increased commercial aircraft orders. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders rose 9.9% from June, though they fell 0.2% when transportation equipment was excluded. Compared to the year...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Mike Hoelzl Kendall Bauer (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Aug. 19-23, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The Conference Board said its index of leading economic indicators fell again in July, but the six-month decline decelerated from the previous six months, no longer signaling recession. The business research group said its index dropped 0.6% from June, led mostly by non-financial...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Steve Giles John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Aug. 12-16, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday No major announcements Tuesday Inflation on the wholesale level rose 0.1% in July and was up 2.2% from the year before, according to the Producer Price Index. The Bureau of Labor Statistics the price for goods increased the most in one month since February, led by a 2.8% gain in gasoline. Servic...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Adam Baley John Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (Aug. 5-9, 2024) Significant Economic Indicators & Reports Monday The non-manufacturing sector went into expansion mode again in July, according to the ISM Services Index. The survey-based report from the Institute for Supply Management had shown contraction in two of the three previous months. The trade group said supply managers had wait-and-se...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Dave Sandstrom (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (July 29-Aug. 2, 2024) Significant economic indicators & reports Monday No major releases Tuesday The year-to-year change in residential prices slowed in May but continued to outpace inflation overall. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index rose 5.9% from the year before, compared to a 6.4% gain in April. Month to month, s...

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 (July 22-26, 2024) Significant economic indicators & reports Monday No major releases Tuesday The National Association of Realtors reported continued declines in existing home sales in June but said conditions are slowly shifting to a buyers’ market. The median sales price hit a record high for the second month in a row, reaching $426,900. The ...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Dave Sandstrom Tom Pappenfus (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Week in Review (July 15-19, 2024) Significant economic indicators & reports Monday No major releases Tuesday A key measure of consumer spending held steady in June, even as analysts expected it to decline. Retail sales were unchanged from May, the Commerce Department reported. Of 13 categories of retailers, 10 had higher sales, including online vendors, ho...

Advisors on This Week’s Show Kyle Tetting Art Rothschild Steve Giles (with Max Hoelzl and Joel Dresang, engineered by Jason Scuglik) Midyear investment strategies Halfway through 2024, Landaas & Company advisors devote a Money Talk Podcast to offer advice and considerations to help long-term investors keep on track. In some cases, their discussions suggest how to get a jump start on year-end financial moves. From the Money Talk archives, here’s additional insight and links: Portfolio adjust...