by Leo Belmonte | Aug 16, 2022 | Leo's Blog
I wanted to provide a few updates as it relates to the markets and Security Financial. As a reminder, the stock market is a leading indicator. Namely what occurs in the stock market is a signal of what lies ahead for the economy. Therefore, when we see the stock...
by Leo Belmonte | Jan 10, 2021 | Leo's Blog
Happy New Year! I trust everyone had a safe and healthy holiday season. If you told me back in March 2020 we would end the year with a positive rate of return I would never have believed it. Yet here we are living in one of the most uncertain times of a generation and...
by Securityfinancial | Nov 10, 2016 | Leo's Blog
I must admit I have been quite surprised by the resilience of the market yesterday and what I am seeing in the futures this morning. Statistically, the day after an election, the U.S market is down on average 1.8%. When President Obama was elected 8 years ago, the...