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Another week and continued optimism over progress in the Middle East and strong earnings gains have kept the rally rolling. April isn’t quite over yet, but the S&P 500 is up 9.8% this month, which would be the second-best April ever (only 2020 was better). Optimism over the Middle East …

In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, break down one of the most powerful three-week rallies either of them has seen in their careers and make the case for why it may just be …

Becoming hyper-focused on only one aspect of a project is rarely a good approach. A racecar driver who only focuses on speed and ignores strategy likely won’t win many races. A carpenter who only hammers in nails won’t build strong structures. The same is true of retirement planning. If you …

The S&P 500 gained more than 3% for the third consecutive week last week, something that has only happened two other times in history. Those times were off the 1982 lows and after the COVID lows. The S&P 500 was up more than 30% a year later those two times. We aren’t saying that’ll …

In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, tackle the question on every investor’s mind: How did the S&P 500 claw its way back to all-time highs so quickly? With ceasefir …

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Stocks soared again last week, gaining more than 3% in back-to-back weeks for the first time since October 2022. The big gain was on Wednesday, when the S&P 500 gained more than 2.5% as a potential 11th-hour peace deal surfaced. Two weeks ago, stocks bounced on optimism over a ceasefire …

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In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, take stock of a rapidly shifting landscape as a ceasefire in the Middle East brings cautious optimism to markets. With oil prices tumblin …