Zhang Financial Podcast

In this week's Market Outlook podcast, Rob takes a step back and reviews the US economy as a whole, detailing both positive and negative attributes prevalent at this time. Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Such offers can only be made...

In today's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob recaps a strong week for US equities: the S&P rose 5.5%, ending in the green YTD for the first time since February. This rise was supported by inflation figures, both CPI and PPI, coming in better than expected. And despite consumer sentiment still lagging, retail sales continue to hold steady.  Watch Here: https://youtu.be/4pSqUlRw7f8  Disclosures:...

Despite an initial recovery, US equities sank on the potential of a 50% tariff on the EU; the S&P ended down 2.68% for the week. Looking forward, the Atlanta Federal Reserve is forecasting 2.4% GDP growth in Q2, and no rate cuts are expected at the June Federal Reserve Meeting  Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not co...

In today's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob covers the breaking news from the weekend that the US and China have come to a temporary agreement on tariffs; as a result, equities rose early Monday 05/12. Elsewhere, the new GDP forecast for Q2 2025 by the Atlanta Federal Reserve came in at +2.3% as rate cut expectations have been pushed out due to better than expected economic growth. You can watch t...

In today's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob outlines a full week of economic updates, which came in extremely mixed. One of the biggest data points was Q1 2025 GDP coming in at -0.3%, due in a large part to imports rising 40% YoY. Equity markets worldwide rose over the week as fixed income fell slightly. Despite all the volatility, the S&P 500 has returned -2.91% YTD. You can watch this weeks...

You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/zeRXBJVsO1k Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/17067918 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zhangfinancial.com. Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy...

In today's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob details another down week for US equities, with the S&P 500 falling 1.5%. Value continues to outperform growth year-to-date, and international markets continue to outperform the US. However, initial jobless claims beat expectations, and retail sales came in just under what was expected. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be...

In today's Market Outlook, Rob covers another highly up-and-down week for the markets, but one that ended positively for equities. Last week alone, the S&P 500 gained 5.7% while the NASDAQ was up 7.3%. This was largely due to losses in fixed income, as investors who left equities a few weeks ago came rushing back. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/f22O1kG4VD...

You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/Rtfr0g8gmLU Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/16918266 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zhangfinancial.com. Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob outlines a solid week of economic data releases, with personal income in particular beating expectations. The markets, however, reacted poorly across the board. In particular, growth performed worse than value in US markets. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/7Wz3QvtWE5I Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/e...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob covers the lack of a "smoking gun" that would indicate a large looming recession. Additionally, US markets snapped a 4-week negative streak; however, international markets have still outperformed the US by over 10% YTD. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/mExwHRnpzIk Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob outlines the past week of data releases and performance : Markets sank across the board as consumer confidence came in well below expectations. However, job openings and inflation data met or beat anticipated levels; the US Federal Reserve meets this week, and no change to interest rates is expected. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at ht...

You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/JC5hVc4qm4E Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/16775468 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zhangfinancial.com . Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to bu...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob reviews the past week of economic releases, including retail sales ex-auto and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index missing by a wide margin. Markets reacted negatively, and the US continues to trail World ex-US returns YTD. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/JC5hVc4qm4E Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob reviews the past week of economic releases, including retail sales ex-auto and the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index missing by a wide margin. Markets reacted negatively, and the US continues to trail World ex-US returns YTD. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/BdFe7zcdvDI Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob reviews the mixed past week of economic data releases, which, at the end of the day, have the Atlanta Federal Reserve holding its Q1 2025 GDP growth projection steady at 2.9%. Despite S&P 500 companies continuing to meet or exceed earnings expectations, the index was down 0.2% for the week. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob covers the past week of economic data releases, including inflation meeting expectations and projected US Q1 GDP growth of 2.9%. The S&P 500 was down 1% for the week, with Nvidia alone down 16% after Chinese AI company Deepseek released a ChatGPT alternative. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/dA8S1GyGFV8 Buzzsprout...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob recaps a strong week of market performance as companies begin to report Q4 2024 Earnings. Upcoming this week, over 20% of the S&P 500 members will publish Q4 results, and the Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday and Wednesday; the consensus expectation is no change in interest rates. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/8r...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob recaps the swath of economic data that beat expectations last week, including unemployment rate, jobless claims, and nonfarm payrolls. In response, investors raised inflation expectations, and markets reacted negatively. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/fudB1LttdC4 Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episo...

You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/q4544GegPAE Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/16392909 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zhangfinancial.com . Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to bu...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob details last week's mixed to slightly weak economic data released, and market responses. US markets are poised to finish another positive year. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/QpQ9Yh5F2Ac Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/16359285 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zh...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob covers the past week of economic data released, including inflation metrics coming in worse than expected. Equity and bond markets were down, with fixed income in particular reacting negatively. The Federal Reserve meets this week, with a 97% chance that interest rates will be cut again. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.b...

In this week's Market Outlook Podcast, Rob covers the past week of economic data released, including both jobs numbers and consumer sentiment beating expectations. GDP and inflation expectations remained constant moving forward, and the market is anticipating another rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZIk8KVaJI7o Buzzspr...

You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/OmKWGlPUDMc Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021410/episodes/16173501 For more information about Zhang Financial, please visit zhangfinancial.com . Disclosures: These materials have been designed for general informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to bu...

In this week's Market Outlook, Rob covers a mixed week of economic data released, plus the falling probability of a third rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Small Cap Growth led a positive market reaction in the US, while international markets stayed roughly flat over the week. You can watch this weeks episode on: YouTube at https://youtu.be/2wd3fyrAYvw Buzzsprout at https://www.buzzsprout.com/...