Financial Insights
Jodi Vleck Named a Top Wealth Advisor Mom for 2020
For the past four years, Working Mother has partnered with SHOOK Research to identify, research and select the top 500 wealth advisor moms across the country. Jodi Vleck has been honored to be chosen again this year, as mother to her own two sons as well as the financial firm she established.
Market Update: September 28th, 2020
Economic data for the week included a rise in durable goods orders and strong housing results, while jobless claims remained elevated.
Beta Bytes: Week of September 26th
Exciting announcements about VR tech from Facebook's virtual Connect conference, San Diego's $37.7 Million investment to fight homelessness, Salesforce's announcement to add 12,000 #jobs and more in our weekly news blog.
Market Update: September 21st, 2020
By sector, energy, industrials, and materials led the way last week, up at least a percent each; communications, consumer stocks, and #tech all declined at least a percent. Reports of Federal Trade Commission anti-trust discussions about Facebook brought down sentiment. Commodities earned positive returns last week, with strength in energy and agriculture outweighing flattish returns elsewhere.
What You Need to Know About the Federal Reserve’s Predictions.
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its September meeting earlier this week, a notable one since this will be the last before the November elections. The Federal Reserve decided to hold its benchmark interest rate at 0-0.25% and continue its program of asset purchases
Beta Bytes - Week Of September 19th
HP’s new career development program, ServiceNOW’s commitment to keeping the workforce safe, and General Atomics’ delivery of a nuclear thermal propulsion concept to NASA
Market Update - September 14th, 2020
The Nasdaq experienced one of its quickest (3-day) -10% corrections in history during the shortened holiday week. Consumer sentiment took a hit as there's decelerating likelihood of a large Congressional #stimuluspackage before the election, as well as a pause in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine trial.
Beta Bytes - Week of September 12th
San Diego's new green light for reopening businesses, California landlord/tenant protection legislation, Apple's stock split and Netflix's new FREE streaming service
Market Update - September 8th, 2020
Economic data last week included mixed but generally pointed to expansion for manufacturing and services releases, as well as a better-than-expected employment situation report for August.