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John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
May 02, 2024 - Special Market Update
The Fed Giveth and the Fed Taketh Away
Six months ago, the financial markets were giddy with excitement as economists universally predicted three to six rate cuts in 2024. The game plan was as follows: inflation subsides, the economy slows, unemployment ticks upward and the Central Bank cuts the Fed Funds Rate (FFR) in an effort to achieve its dual mandate of stable prices and full employment. A more accommodating FFR of 4.00-4.50% appeared to be a good landing spot from the current 5.25-5.50%, the highest level since 2006.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
April 23, 2024 - White Paper
Are Electric Vehicles Really Cleaner?
Americans have a serious love affair with cars, and our passion for cars is no secret. Cars have a particular romanticism in America celebrated in songs like Mercury Blues written in 1948 referencing the Ford Brand car model and popularized by Alan Jackson's remake in 1993; movies like the 1968 film Bullitt featuring what is known as one of the best all-time car chase scenes set in the hilly urban streets of San Francisco; and music videos like I Can't Drive 55, the 1984 glam-metal hit by Sammy Hagar relating every American's frustration of driving in commuter traffic; and countless other aspects of American culture.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
April 02, 2024 - Special Market Update
Fed Funds Rate has likely peaked
On Wednesday, March 20th, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) held interest rates steady maintaining a Fed Funds Rate (FFR) range between 5.25% and 5.50%, the highest in more than 23 years, where it has held since July 2023.(1) The FFR is what banks charge each other for overnight lending and it forms the base rate for many kinds of consumer debt including credit cards, car loans, student loans and home mortgages.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
March 20, 2024 - White Paper
The WT Wealth Management Bull/Bear Sentiment Indicator
In April of 2021, Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, uttered the phrase transitory inflation for the first time. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), had crossed 4.0% and many at the Federal Reserve (Fed) believed the global re-opening surge post-pandemic would result in price increases that are only temporary in nature.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer
March 05, 2024 - Special Market Update
The Battle Between Rates and Inflation
In a short period of time economists have drastically changed their outlook on interest rates for 2024 from a 2023 year-end consensus that the Fed would cut rates 4-6 times to potentially no cuts at all. However, according to rhetoric from Governors at the Federal Reserve, it is a matter of when, not if.
John Heilner Chief Investment Officer


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