36 min

Market Highs, Elevated Interest Rates & Your Retirement The Retirement Show: Your Life, Your Money with Scott Sierens

    • Investing

In today’s financial landscape, the market has been hitting new highs and interest rates remain at elevated levels. You might have even heard some of the buzz surrounding the Federal Reserve and interest rate adjustments. We’re here to bring some clarity to the question on many investors’ minds: What does all of this mean for my investments and retirement plans? Is all of this exciting or cause for concern?
 
Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:
0:00 – Intro
3:20 – Understanding S&P 500 + Recent Market Highs
7:36 – Impact of Economic Indicators on Market Performance
9:56 – Analyzing Historical Returns + Being Cautious of Market Noise
15:12 – Market Performance Impact on Your Retirement
19:40 – Understanding the Federal Funds Rate
25:18 – Interest Rates Impact on Your Retirement
32:06 – Listener Question: Financial Indecision
 
 
Resources for this episode:
JP Morgan Chart – Investing during all time highs
https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/securities/documents/cwm-documents/Is-it-worth-considering-investing-at-all-time-highs.pdf
Additional Information
https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/01/new-all-time-highs-after-a-bear-market/
https://ofdollarsanddata.com/should-you-invest-in-stocks-at-all-time-highs/
 
Interest Rates
USA Today Article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/31/january-federal-reserve-meeting-live-updates/72409059007/
Nasdaq.com article - https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-banks-readjusts-2024-interest-rate-predictions-after-feds-dovish-turn
Bankrate – Biggest Winners & Losers - https://www.bankrate.com/banking/federal-reserve/fed-interest-rate-decision-biggest-winners/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/federalfundsrate.asp
 
Want to get in touch?
Web: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/
Email: office@sierensfinancialgroup.com
Phone: 847-235-6989
Read more and get additional financial resources here: http://lifemoneyshow.com 
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhQ-u12d60Z0HNCwwVubdQ 

In today’s financial landscape, the market has been hitting new highs and interest rates remain at elevated levels. You might have even heard some of the buzz surrounding the Federal Reserve and interest rate adjustments. We’re here to bring some clarity to the question on many investors’ minds: What does all of this mean for my investments and retirement plans? Is all of this exciting or cause for concern?
 
Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:
0:00 – Intro
3:20 – Understanding S&P 500 + Recent Market Highs
7:36 – Impact of Economic Indicators on Market Performance
9:56 – Analyzing Historical Returns + Being Cautious of Market Noise
15:12 – Market Performance Impact on Your Retirement
19:40 – Understanding the Federal Funds Rate
25:18 – Interest Rates Impact on Your Retirement
32:06 – Listener Question: Financial Indecision
 
 
Resources for this episode:
JP Morgan Chart – Investing during all time highs
https://www.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm/securities/documents/cwm-documents/Is-it-worth-considering-investing-at-all-time-highs.pdf
Additional Information
https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/01/new-all-time-highs-after-a-bear-market/
https://ofdollarsanddata.com/should-you-invest-in-stocks-at-all-time-highs/
 
Interest Rates
USA Today Article - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/31/january-federal-reserve-meeting-live-updates/72409059007/
Nasdaq.com article - https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wall-street-banks-readjusts-2024-interest-rate-predictions-after-feds-dovish-turn
Bankrate – Biggest Winners & Losers - https://www.bankrate.com/banking/federal-reserve/fed-interest-rate-decision-biggest-winners/
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/federalfundsrate.asp
 
Want to get in touch?
Web: https://sierensfinancialgroup.com/
Email: office@sierensfinancialgroup.com
Phone: 847-235-6989
Read more and get additional financial resources here: http://lifemoneyshow.com 
Check out our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhQ-u12d60Z0HNCwwVubdQ 

36 min