Happy New Year – January 2025
Happy New Year from everyone at KLCM Advisors, Inc.!
The beginning of the year is always a good time to review your portfolio and financial goals. Please feel free to reach out with questions or to set up a portfolio review meeting. Happy New Year!
Last month, the Federal Reserve began what is expected to be a series of interest rate cuts as it moves towards a neutral policy stance. They chose to not only cut the Fed Funds rate by 0.50%, but the latest Summary of Economic Projections now shows…
After 5.25 percentage points of increases in the Federal Funds rate between March 2022 and July 2023, the Fed lowered its target rate Wednesday, September 18th by 0.50%. While there was much debate on whether the Fed would lead with a 0.25% or 0.50…
Congratulations to KLCM’s newest CFA - Neal Coleman. Neal was honored on Thursday, January 18, at the CFA Milwaukee New Charterholder Dinner. We could not be prouder of this remarkable achievement. Congrats Neal!
A new year is always a great time to review your financial goals. Having a plan to follow helps keep investors focused during times of market volatility. Being able to stay the course during good times or bad is half the battle to building long-term…
While the Federal Reserve chose not to raise the Fed Funds rate last week, Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear during his post Fed meeting press conference that rates will stay higher for longer. This took some by surprise. After living through…
Reflecting on the past two quarters, we are struck by the significant reversal that has occurred in financial markets. Stocks and bonds finished the year near their lows as investors feared a Federal Reserve intent on stomping out inflation would…
