Blackhawk Wealth Advisors "Quarterly Market Focus" Podcast

It was a resilient, record setting, run-away bull market in 2Q26!  It began in April and hardly looked back, rebounding from the Iran war induced oil shock and market correction in March.  Tune into John Gardner's Quarterly Market Focus podcast for the review and preview of the quarter just ended and the quarter ahead.  John's perspectives come from 42 years as an investment advisor and...

What a strong way to end a weak quarter! Today the major U.S. stock indices surged on hopes for an end to the Iran war.  After closing yesterday in correction territory and down over 13% for the quarter, the Nasdaq jumped nearly 4% and out of correction mode triggering a new rally attempt.  Tune into John Gardner's Quarterly Market Focus for his highlights and insights for the quarter past an...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!   Tune into John Gardner's quarterly commentary on the highlight of the market just passed and his insights for the stock market in 1Q 2026.   After a strong 2025 and 3 years in a row, can the U.S. stock market make it a 4-peat in 2026?  John's review of last quarter and preview of the quarter ahead will hopefully help you gain some perspective on the market's trend...

Get set for the best quarter for the stock market!  The 4th quarter has historically been the best quarter for the U.S. stock market since 1928.  Since 1950, it has gained on average 5.2% a year.  That is a gift on top of what was a record-breaking Q3!  And, a remarkably resilient year for the major stock indices. Tune into John Gardner's Quarterly Market Focus for his highlights of Q3 and in...

Welcome to the first "Quarterly Market Focus" podcast.  This is hopefully a more insightful market recap than my previous podcast, the "Market Monthly".  This inaugural "Quarterly Market Focus" provides stock market highlights of Q2 and offers insights for the market in the quarter ahead.  The historical rebound in the major stock indexes from their April 7 lows was r...

April was the wildest month in the U.S. stock market since March of 2020.  Kicking off with "Liberation Day", stock market action in April was overwhelmed with seemingly daily tariff news.  As investors were without clarity, they lost confidence.  As investor sentiment plunged,  trade war uncertainty sparked a spike in volatility.  In the end, the stock market did what it historically do...

Energy was the one bright spot in the U.S. stock market in March.  Tech stocks led all the major market indices lower for the month and the quarter.  March Madness on Wall Street was less fun than the NCAA's version.  The word of the year so far has been "Tariffs".  The lack clarity on what is unfolding as a contentious trade war has caused heightened uncertainty among investors and...

February is over and stock investors are likely happy about that.  March has historically been the 5th best month of the year for the SP 500, so that should also be happy news for investors.  February brought a lot of what had been missing in the stock market - - volatility!  While the US major stock market indices closed down for the month, they went out on a strong rally today.   Tune into John...

Happy New Year!   As fast as 2024 flew by, it seems as if 2025 is moving even faster... With January ending today, John's Market Monthly podcast features the highlights of the past month in the stock market and he shares some insights for the market in the month ahead.   Post-election years, like 2025, have historically been good years for the SP 500.  This year, though, is likely to bring in...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! With back-to-back gains of over 20%, what will the stock market do in 2025? Tune into John Gardner's Market Monthly podcast for his insights for the market in the new year and the highlights of the market's action in December and last year. The market has both tailwinds and headwinds which could change its course or thrust it higher.  John's 41st peer into a new year...

So many highlights in the month just past for the U.S. stock market.  And, positive insights for the stocks in the month ahead bode well for the bull market to continue its run in December.  With the 2024 Presidential Election resulting in a decisive victory for the GOP, the stock market's rally has strengthened.  Tune into John Gardner's highlights of the market's action in Novembe...

Halloween may have scared the stock market this year with some less-than-stellar earnings reports from a couple of the Magnificent 7, but the market held on to its 2024 strong gains.  November brings us some comfort and some uncertainty for the stock market.  First, November kicks off what Wall Street calls the "Best 6 Months".  But, November 5th's election brings a lot concern to i...

After the first winning month in a September since 2019, the stock market faces the "spooky month" -  October.  October has delivered some very scary times to stock market such as the 1929 Stock Market Crash, Black Monday in 1987 and a market meltdown in 2008.  It has also been the month with more rallies of 10% or greater than any other month.  Tune into John Gardner's September Ma...

After a volatile August, the U.S. stock market enters its historically worst month of the year.  September has not been good for stocks since 1928, on average scoring a negative return.  In the last 10 years, September has been a down month for the SP 500 7 times.  So, expect more market volatility.  After the August 5 "Yen Carry Trade" global stock market drop and big earnings announcem...

The Great Rotation began in July.  John Gardner's July Market Monthly podcast explains the swift and significant shift in stock market leadership in July.  Tune into John's highlights of the market's action in the month just past and his insights into August for the stock market.  Earnings, economics and the election year are likely to wake up what has historically been a sleepy mon...

June closed out the 2nd quarter and the 1st half of 2024 on a positive note.  Led by the tech and consumer discretionary sectors, the major indices were all up in June.  The Nasdaq led the bull charge higher with a gain of 6% in June, over 8% in Q2 and 18% in H1 2024.  Tune in to this month's Market Monthly podcast to hear John Gardner's highlights of the market action in June and his in...

Wall Street's "Sell in May and go away" axiom did not serve investors well in May of 2024.  It was a great month for the U.S. stock market.  May was a month of milestones, including the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassing 40,000 for the first time and the tech-heavy Nasdaq climbing over 17,000.  Tune into John Gardner's Market Monthly Podcast to hear more highlights...

April 2024 is now past and May kicks off today.  Should you "Sell in May and Go Away?" As the market exits the "Best Six Months of the Year" and enters the "Worst Six Months of the Year", May  will bring today's Fed statement, Jerome Powell's comments, more corporate earnings reports and many impactful economic data points starting with Friday's jobs ma...

Happy Good Friday! With the market ending a holiday-shortened week yesterday, and closing the month and first quarter, there is a lot of market highlights behind us and important market insights ahead.  Tune into John Gardner's March Market Monthly podcast for his stock market highlights and insights.    The 1st quarter of 2024 was historical for the U.S. stock market in many ways.  The bull...

Happy Leap Day!  The U.S. stock market made new all-time highs and milestones in February.  The month was surprisingly strong as February has historically been a dud for the stock market.  Tune into John Gardner's Market Monthly to hear more about the highlights of the month past and his insights for March.   March has had some challenges during election years...

The new year has continued from where last year ended.  After stunning market gains in November and December, January added to the bull run.  Will February see the bull roar for more?  Historically, February has been a mediocre month for the U.S. stock market.  Since 1950 the SP 500 has gained an average of 0.17% in February.   With today's Fed comments and an earnings tsunami coming in, abno...

After a strong stock market showing in 2023, what's in store for 2024.  January could have a say in that....   Happy New Year!  Tune into John Gardner's Market Monthly podcast for a look back at some of December stock market highlights and insights for January.  Election years have historically been good for stocks. Fed cuts may also help this year.  While not without unique risks, there...

What a month for the stock market!  Could December be good, too.  Seasonal factors say so.  Listen to John Gardner's November Market Monthly to hear his highlights of the month just passed and his insights for December.  December has historically been the second best month of the year for the SP500 and even better in pre-election years...

October was spooky for the stock market - as it historically is.  While the stock market's trend weakened to Market in Correction, a rally was sparked near the key support levels.  November has the promise of being the best month of the year for the U. S . stock market historically, averaging 1.7% a year for the SP500 since 1950.  This month's podcast offers John Gardner's highlight...

"Wake me when September ends" a song by Green Day, may have been a common thought among stock investors this September.  It was the worst month of the year for the market and ended the first negative quarter of the year for stock.  Why?  What's in store for October?  Tune in to John Gardner's Market Monthly podcast for his highlights and insights for the market action in the mo...