Bouchey Blog

Q1 2019 – Quarterly Webinar Recording

By Samantha Masey | April 10, 2019

After the markets struggled in the last quarter of 2018, many investors were concerned about what the new year would bring. Please visit the link below to hear Ryan Bouchey, Martin Shields, and David Rath discuss the first quarter of 2019 and our outlook on the rest of the year. You can follow along with the PDF version of our presentation…

Thoughts on Recent Fed Moves

By Samantha Masey | March 22, 2019

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”   This quote is often attributed to the British economist John Maynard Keynes. As is often the case with quotes that are easily and universally referenced to make a point, what he originally said was most likely somewhat different, but it helps…

Economic Warning Signs?

By Samantha Masey | March 22, 2019

Written by Ryan Bouchey Two key readings have come out in the past few weeks that coincide with some of our analysis we presented at our State of the Economy presentation back in January. The focus of these two signals, which could potentially be economic warning signs, have to do with jobs and the yield…

Ten Years and Counting

By Samantha Masey | March 12, 2019

Written by Martin Shields It was ten years ago on Monday, March 9, 2009 that the stock market hit its low during the great recession. The bull market that started with the S&P 500 index at 677 has provided investors with a total return of over 400% and has beat the duration of all other…

2019 State of the Economy Presentation

By Samantha Masey | February 15, 2019

Bouchey Financial Group was honored to host nearly 400 clients between two locations for our annual State of the Economy event. After a volatile end to 2018, this year’s presentation focused on the economic and market factors currently at play, and what investors should be considering as we head into 2019. The video of the presentation is available below in…

Keeping the Yield Curve in Perspective

By Samantha Masey | December 6, 2018

Written by: Ryan Bouchey Tuesday we saw one of the worst days in the market for 2018, a year where we have experienced more volatility than we had otherwise been used to. The two main drivers of this were that investors and Wall Street began digesting comments from Trumps meeting with China, and more importantly…

Intersection of Markets & Politics

By Samantha Masey | November 29, 2018

Written by: Ryan Bouchey Wednesday’s speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was both interesting and impactful in that it set a much different tone & direction for what the Fed may do going forward as it relates to interest rates. Not only was Chairman Powell’s comments an indicator of what the Fed may do…