Stock markets, through a slow start to the third quarter, were mostly up to end the quarter 9/30/2024. The S&P 500 returned 5.9% during the third quarter, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) return to 22.1%. Bolstered by a weaker U.S. dollar, developed international...

The U.S. economy appears to be heading back to the future. Here's what Capital Group has to say... "In the 2008 movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the title character played by Brad Pitt ages in reverse, transitioning over time from an old man to a young...

The Federal Reserve (aka FOMC) has cut interest rates. What does it mean? Hear from Capital Group on their take…. The U.S. Federal Reserve has finally arrived at the rate-cut party. Officials at the central bank lowered interest rates 50 basis points to 4.75% to...

You may have heard the term “soft landing” for the US economy. Let’s take a look at what that means from The Capital Group’s economist: Darrell R. Spence and his take at the end of August. A great deal of market commentary over the past several months has focused on...

Nine years ago, on a Friday on September 11, 2015, we, Theresa Bell and I, started E2E Financial, LLC working from the dining room table at my house. We knew moving to independence to better serve our clients and new clients was the right move. We didn’t know if our...

From the Capital Group: A spike in volatility following a lackluster jobs report in the United States and a rate hike in Japan masked a broadly solid second quarter earnings season. With that in mind, here are three investment ideas from the latest round of earnings...

In my part of the country, it’s back to school time. Made me think back to my childhood. As some of you may know, my father, Alberto Romero, was a college professor and high school teacher. I am also blessed to have my youngest daughter, Isabelle, follow in his...

I understand the concerns during these crazy markets like today. I know it is not fun. Seeing markets gyrate makes for an emotional roller coaster. You have lived through this before (think 2020 COVID, 2008 great recession, 2000 internet crash). Please keep the faith!...

How much do elections impact the stock market and portfolio returns? Should elections even matter to long-term investors in the first place? These are the questions investors and financial professionals are facing as we approach November 5. To provide answers, Capital...

Back in July 2023, I wrote follow up post about buying cars in the early days post pandemic. That was at a time when the supply of both new and used cars was very low and prices were high. Fast forward to today, MANY things have changed: The availability of most cars...