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Stock Market Insights: Ceiling and floor, the new global tariff framework
Investors and retailers worldwide received some encouraging news following the recent meeting between the U.S. and China.

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Homebuilders under pressure, adapting to a tough market
The industry's “Big 4” S&P 500 Homebuilding Index (D.R. Horton, Lennar Corp, PulteGroup Inc., and NVR Inc.) has seen its stocks drop 34% from its October 2024 peak...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Weathering the storm - navigating April’s market volatility
That wasn’t a normal April market. Historically, April is one of the top three performing months on the calendar, but this month’s returns ran into a wall of tariff concerns.

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: The Market wants to rise - lessons from past recoveries
There seems to be a lot of investor nervousness. Though I have only received one call from my own clients, I have received numerous calls from nervous investors who invest elsewhere.

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Trying to read the market? It feels like hiking without a map
It struck me how much this moment mirrors the decision facing investors right now. Wall Street is at a crossroads—and it's not a gentle fork in a well-worn trail.

Joe Shearer, CPFA
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Stock Market Insights: Navigating the pinball market
Like in pinball, success in this environment doesn't come from trying to control every bounce. It comes from knowing how to play the game...

Joe Shearer, CPFA
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Stock Market Insights: U.S. stock markets suffer losses, tech stocks hit hardest
Though U.S. stock markets entered the year with near all-time highs, they suffered losses in the first quarter ending March 31st.

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: The economic shift and potential for global bond opportunities
The event that has put international bonds back into focus is Germany’s recent decision to change its government's economic policy...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Sticking to the fundamentals - a steady approach to market volatility
Investors are no different during turbulent markets. When stock prices fall, the headlines are scary, and emotions run high...

Joe Shearer, CPFA
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Stock Market Insights: Driving the economy, finding the right balance for growth
Much like a golf cart navigating the course, the economy is constantly adjusting to changing conditions.

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Tariffs' impact on market volatility
Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), an options-based indicator, suddenly spiked to 24, up from this year's low of 14

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Emerging opportunities in international stocks
U.S. stocks are big and have a great track record, but they are expensive when you compare the S&P 500 valuations...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Rising egg prices - inflation impact
The latest inflation numbers showed inflation went up 3% in January from December. Egg prices increased over 15% from December to January..

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Navigating change - inflation, tariffs and trends
As of February 12, 2025, the U.S. economy and stock market are navigating a complex landscape shaped by recent policy decisions, inflation..

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Stock Market Insights: Congressional priorities impacting markets
The 119th Congress is only a month in, but there has been more activity in that month than usually happens in a year. They have several...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Chinese AI rattles U.S. Stock Market
Dr. Richard Baker, AIF®, is the CEO and executive wealth advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. Aunt Betty won’t let competition crowd...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Earnings season – forecasting 2025 amid policy uncertainty
Earnings season is underway, and we are learning how corporations performed last quarter. During this earning season...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Good problems in the market – climbing despite challenges
There’s no perfect family, there’s no perfect church, and there’s no perfect market. The stock market has had a great two-year run with...

Dr. Richard Baker
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Stock Market Insights: Riding the market roller coaster, reassessing risks
Joe Shearrer is Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management. This past Monday, my wife and I took our kids to Silver...

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Stock Market Insights: Stocks upside potential in 2025
Looking back, 2024 was another good year for stocks. Stocks were driven higher by AI technology, feisty consumers whose spending...

Dr. Richard Baker
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