Market Has Shifted To Cautious Optimism

Alternative Investments, Social Security Do-overs, Shaking credit card debt, More on the next Pints and Portfolios on Saturday July 19th from 11:30am to 1:30pm in Sunnyvale with Rob Black and EP Wealth Advisors

Stocks rose while oil prices fell as investors bet that a delicate ceasefire between Israel and Iran would hold, Oil prices slipped more than 5 percent and were down 7 percent a day earlier, More on the next Pints and Portfolios on Saturday July 19th from 11:30am to 1:30pm in Sunnyvale with Rob Black and EP Wealth Advisors

Stocks were higher even after the United States entered Israel’s war against Iran over the weekend, Oil prices was relatively tame, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman that said she would be in favor of the central bank cutting interest rates at the July policy meeting

Ideas to consider while preparing for your retirement years, What to remember to do in your twenties and what to remind your twenty-year old friends, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaze in Foster City on Saturday June 21st at 10am with CFP Chad Burton and CFP Ryan Ignacio of EP Wealth Advisors

Trump's Tax Plan impacting markets, Future of electric car mandates, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaze in Foster City on Saturday June 21st at 10am with CFP Chad Burton and CFP Ryan Ignacio of EP Wealth Advisors

Patrick O'Hare from Briefing.com provides an update on the uncertain market condition, Treasury yields moved higher as the  budget bill being crafted is seen as putting pressure on the country’s deficit, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaze in Foster City on Saturday June 21st at 10am with CFP Chad Burton and CFP Ryan Ignacio of EP Wealth Advisors

The moves come a day after the S and P 500 eked out a small gain to stretch its winning streak to six days, The S and P 500 has rallied more than 20 percent since hitting an April low, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaze in Foster City on Saturday June 21st at 10am with CFP Chad Burton and CFP Ryan Ignacio of EP Wealth Advisors

Stocks slipped after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating late Friday causing Treasury yields to spike, The firm cited the federal government’s growing budget deficit and the ramifications of rolling over existing U.S. debts in a period of high borrowing costs, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaze in Foster City on Saturday June 21st at 10am with CFP Chad Burton and CFP Ryan Ignacio of EP Wealth Advisors

Working with a Wealth Manager vs an Asset Manager, Reasons not to pay off your mortgage, More on the Pints and Portfolios event on Saturday May 17th from 12pm to 2pm in San Carlos

S and P 500 falls for the first time in four sessions putting its three-day winning streak at risk, Walmart warns that higher are prices coming soon due to tariffs at the end of May, More on the Pints and Portfolios event on Saturday May 17th from 12pm to 2pm in San Carlos