The Financial Shepherd

In this episode, we play another round of our favorite game, What's Up With the Fed? Also, Joshua the $6T in investor money that is sitting on the market sidelines, why major financial news outlets utilize fear to keep your attention, and a recent article of interest from Barron's.

In this episode, Joshua gives perspective on a recent survey reporting consumer sentiment and economic confidence among American households. Also, Joshua breaks down some practical steps anyone can take to improve their economic situation, discusses energy costs, and plays this week's edition of "What's up with The Fed?"

Joshua deep dives into NVIDIA's recent explosion, Chairman Powell's recent hawkishness, and how tired investors are of being stuck in the Fed's game of Will We or Won't We with inflation.

The most recent CPI and PPI are in! And guess what?...the data is GOOD! It's another round of inflation is seriously falling, can the price of fixing your car really keep things sticky? Joshua breaks down why this current bear market may be the most hated bear market in history, and why it still has a lot of upside in this year. Don't forget to leave your finance and investing questions...

Joshua details three key reasons why the current bull market still has room to run. The Fed's recent rate increase, what to expect from inflation through the rest of 2023, and Meta's turnaround are some of the other topics discussed.

In this episode Joshua discusses the need for investors to utilize historical precedence alongside their market data, numbers show inflation on a downward trajectory, Warren Buffet, what investors may expect The Fed will do with interest rates in July, and more...

In this episode, the bull market is official, Joshua discusses the importance historical precedent has for investors, and The Fed finally hit the pause button!

In this episode Joshua asks, "Is the bull market that I've been saying is real for months now finally here and by here I mean finally acknowledged by media?" (YES!)  Joshua also discusses next moves of The Fed, the end to the debt ceiling "crisis", and performance of different market sectors.

In this episode: NVIDIA pops off, the tech sector is currently in a huge rally, the SWM team plays their bi-weekly game of "What Will the Fed Do?", and the debt ceiling is uncomfortably close to all of our faces.

 The truth is this is the most hated 7-month 20 percent rally ever!  During this episode, Joshua explains why this bull market will continue even though consensus in the short term remains bearish.   

Fed Chairman Powell raised rates another 25 basis points this week. That makes this the ninth rate hike in a row from the Fed. The rate hike was done despite the recent bank failings of a couple of weeks ago. Which those failings are signs that the expected 12-18 month lag effect it takes for interest rate hikes to be felt in the market has finally arrived. Something broke.

Joshua discusses the massive amounts of cash and bearish sentiment in the market. Are investors wondering whether The Fed broke the economy or broke inflation?

What's in The Fed's Beige Book report? It's a mystery we'll never know...

This week's (March 13-17, 2023) inflation numbers came in positive, showing more disinflation for yet another month in a row. All of that was overshadowed by the news of Silicon Valley Bank closing. And the fearmongering that came along with the attention to the bank's closure strangled what should have been an amazing week for investors. Joshua breaks down all the relevant data and offe...

Joshua goes over data that suggests 2023 will be a year of positive returns for investors, discusses the Fed's next projected rate hike, and gives a stern warning about insurance salespersons offering annuities.

Joshua details why a soft landing, and potential bull market, are now more likely than not. And how the firm has positioned its clients to benefit from the strong start to the market in 2023.

Season 3 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast kicks off with its premiere episode These Rates Won’t Lower Themselves. Joshua breaks out all of the data and historical precedent in an effort to anticipate the Fed’s next move on interest rates. The market says to pause any raises, will the Fed listen? S3 ep1 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast now available on YouTube and Spotify.

Joshua briefly recaps the wild, at sometimes crushing, market spiral 2022 took us on. Then, out comes the big data energy to offer an outlook for how the market may go in 2023, with all the data and historical precedent we at Shepherd Wealth Management love and crave. Happy New Year y'all!

Joshua brings loads of big data energy to the Fed's most recent announcement regarding future rate hikes, and chairman Powell's apparent abandonment of data dependency.

Midterm elections are over in the US, and so are their effects on the financial markets. Joshua brings the big data energy and details why he thinks we are headed out of the bear market and into a recovery bull.

In season 2, episode 13 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast, witness Joshua's personal catharsis. Topics include: the Fed's latest 75-point rate increase, why does the Fed show a complete lack of leadership, where is the Fed's leadership, what should investors do with rates as they currently are, will the airbags in the Miata that is the US economy be enough to save anyone after the F...

Yet another historic interest rate hike looms over the market like a full moon! Earning season is in full bloom as 1,500+ companies get set to reveal their earnings reports. Inflation and energy costs are on every investor's mind as President Biden releases more oil reserves to combat high gas prices. We all begin to prepare for the midterm elections just a few weeks away.

Joshua brings mega-levels of big data energy to this episode of The Financial Shepherd Podcast. The SWM team covers everything from the affect mid-term elections have on market performance, the worst 60/40 in recorded history, a possible October rally, and much more.

Joshua goes in detail about the US governments recent student loan forgiveness plan, and how that will affect the market and investors (both current and future investors).

Joshua discusses Warren Buffet's recent moves and admissions of failure, SWM's flood relief fundraiser, the Fed's upcoming rate increase, and answer's viewer questions about dating, life, and love. All this and more on season 2 episode 10 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast - Fed Freak Out.