Gary Schmidt

February 13, 2015

Be Patient, This Wintery Market Will Give Way to Spring

Gary Schmidt

February 13, 2015

Be Patient, This Wintery Market Will Give Way to Spring

The past weeks have seen significant volatility in the U.S. stock markets which can cause uncertainty among investors. In fact, Yahoo Finance states in the first six weeks of 2015 the S&P 500 has experienced three loss/gain cycles of between 2.5% and 3%.

Gary Schmidt

December 9, 2014

The Impact of Lower Oil Prices for Investors

Gary Schmidt

December 9, 2014

The Impact of Lower Oil Prices for Investors

In general, the significant decline in recent months of both crude oil and gasoline prices will benefit American households and the American economy. However, lower prices will not be beneficial to everyone.

Gary Schmidt

August 8, 2014

Quarterly Market Recap

First Half of 2014 in Review

Gary Schmidt

August 8, 2014

Quarterly Market Recap

There has been much written lately about the surprising U S Stock market in 2014.

To begin, markets have continued to surprise investors. Year-to-date the S&P 500 Index [1] is up 4.45% through July 31st. There have been some worrisome results recently. In looking at US stock markets over the past two months...

Gary Schmidt

May 20, 2014

Turbulent, Unpredictable Stock Markets: What Should I Do?

Gary Schmidt

May 20, 2014

You are not alone if this question has crossed your mind in the past month or two. After a spectacular year for US stock markets in 2013 and a five year period where the Dow Industrial Index has doubled and the S&P 500 Index is up 120%, many investors are left with an uneasy feeling.

Gary Schmidt

March 28, 2014

Ukraine's Effect on the Markets

Gary Schmidt

March 28, 2014

Recently we at Summit Financial Advisors have heard from a number of our clients wondering about how the current events in Ukraine may affect their investments. So we thought it best to communicate to you in the event you too are wondering.