Three Things to Know
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Each week in December we’ll take a deep dive into one report that moves markets and impacts mortgage rates. Have you been paying more for groceries? Does the price of Christmas sweaters have you feeling like the Grinch? Are you traveling for the holidays and can’t believe how much…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Each week in December we’ll take a deep dive into one report that moves markets and impacts mortgage rates. Lower unemployment claims mean more people are employed, doesn’t it? And isn’t it true that a higher rate of employed Americans means we have a healthier economy? What do unemployment…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Sunday marked the start of Advent for the Christian faith, and my family was among the billion or more who celebrate around the globe. Advents, in the church and in general, mark the arrival of some notable person or event. Many believe that we’re witnessing the advent of a…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Wall Street looked to the midterms last week for salvation, only to find disappointment. Investors wished a decisive red wave would provide some much-needed predictability, but their hopes were dashed. By the end of Wednesday, the picture looked bleak, but Thursday brought the reprieve we all needed. Now that…
By Ryan Casey Stephens, FPQP®Special Contributor Happy Halloween reader! Would you like to hear a few ghostly tales? There are unexplained things in this world. Sometimes events occur that are so peculiar they might be best described as … unnatural. Turn off the lights, turn on the flashlight, and let’s shudder through this week’s Three…
