Ryan Detrick
Two Good Signs For Inflation
As we all know by now, inflation spiked to 40-year highs earlier this year and it has remained stubbornly high recently. It was last month’s CPI data that sparked a massive sell-off in stocks to the tune of nearly 15% in about 20 days. Well, tomorrow is the latest CPI report and all eyes will …
Ryan Detrick
November 9, 2022
Let’s Talk About Midterm Elections and Your Investments
Today is the midterm elections and we’ve had many questions about what it all could mean for investors, which we’ll tackle in today’s blog. First things first, the Carson Investment Research team wants everyone to get out there and have their voice heard. It is a great honor to be able to vote for our …
Ryan Detrick
November 8, 2022
Beginnings and Ends: 100 Days at Carson and Saying Goodbye to A Dear Friend
Today is my 100th day at Carson! I can honestly say that I’ve never had more fun in my career and I’m so excited about what the future holds. What we are doing at Carson to help Advisors and their clients find their freedom is unlike anything anyone else is doing in the industry. I’m …
Ryan Detrick
November 2, 2022
The Best October for The Dow Ever
The Dow Jones Industrial Average began trading on May 26, 1896, and it just had the best October return ever, up 14.0%. This was the best month since January 1976 and third best month overall since World War II. We noted many times over the past month why October was likely to see a bounce …
Ryan Detrick
November 1, 2022
Burt and Ryan Join ThinkAdvisor
Carson Group’s Chief Strategy Officer Burt White and Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick joined Janet Levaux of ThinkAdvisor at Carson’s Excell conference from Las Vegas recently to discuss the state of markets and the industry. It was a fun conversation with some of the highlights including: Why volatility is the toll you pay for enjoying …
Ryan Detrick
October 27, 2022
Here Comes The Historically Best Six Months Of The Year For Stocks
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” Winston Churchill The bounce off the October lows continues, with October living up to it’s reputation as both a potential bear market killer, but also the best month of a midterm year. Even more interesting is the past eight times the …
Ryan Detrick
October 25, 2022
TGIF? Not for Investors
There are many ways to look at investor sentiment and one that we’ve been noticing lately is investors have been selling stocks on Friday. In other words, many investors do not want to hold over the weekend for fears over what could happen. If stocks were to shift into a more bullish phase, we’d expect …
Ryan Detrick
October 20, 2022
Why Stocks Likely Just Bottomed
“Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the good fruit is!” Mark Twain October is living up to its name as one of the most volatile months, as there have only been 12 trading days this month (the average month has 21, so we’re a tad over the halfway point) and only four …
Ryan Detrick
October 19, 2022
Everything You Wanted to Know About The CPI Report But Were Afraid To Ask
Another inflation report and more signs that inflation is staying stubbornly high. The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% month-over-month, well above the 0.2% that was expected and above 0.1% last month, while the year-over-year number was 8.2%, down slightly from last month’s 8.3%. Meanwhile, core CPI (ex-food and energy) soared a huge 0.6% …
Ryan Detrick
October 14, 2022
Remembering The 1987 Crash
October is known for many things, with incredible market crashes likely being at the top of the list. The Crashes of 1929 and 1987 stand out for many investors and who could forget the selling and volatility of October 2008? In honor of the greatest drop in stock market history, we’ll take a closer look …
Ryan Detrick
October 13, 2022