Fed Chairman Powell raised rates another 25 basis points this week. That makes this the ninth rate hike in a row from the Fed. The rate hike was done despite the recent bank failings of a couple of weeks ago. Which those failings are signs that the expected 12-18 month lag effect it takes for interest rate hikes to be felt in the market has finally arrived. Something broke.

What's in The Fed's Beige Book report? It's a mystery we'll never know...

This week's (March 13-17, 2023) inflation numbers came in positive, showing more disinflation for yet another month in a row. All of that was overshadowed by the news of Silicon Valley Bank closing. And the fearmongering that came along with the attention to the bank's closure strangled what should have been an amazing week for investors. Joshua breaks down all the relevant data and offers their thoughts into why we saw a bank fail in the first place.

Joshua goes over data that suggests 2023 will be a year of positive returns for investors, discusses the Fed's next projected rate hike, and gives a stern warning about insurance salespersons offering annuities.

Joshua details why a soft landing, and potential bull market, are now more likely than not. And how the firm has positioned its clients to benefit from the strong start to the market in 2023.

Season 3 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast kicks off with its premiere episode These Rates Won’t Lower Themselves. Joshua breaks out all of the data and historical precedent in an effort to anticipate the Fed’s next move on interest rates. The market says to pause any raises, will the Fed listen? S3 ep1 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast now available on YouTube and Spotify.

Joshua briefly recaps the wild, at sometimes crushing, market spiral 2022 took us on. Then, out comes the big data energy to offer an outlook for how the market may go in 2023, with all the data and historical precedent we at Shepherd Wealth Management love and crave. Happy New Year y'all!

Joshua brings loads of big data energy to the Fed's most recent announcement regarding future rate hikes, and chairman Powell's apparent abandonment of data dependency.

Midterm elections are over in the US, and so are their effects on the financial markets. Joshua brings the big data energy and details why he thinks we are headed out of the bear market and into a recovery bull.

In season 2, episode 13 of The Financial Shepherd Podcast, witness Joshua's personal catharsis. Topics include: the Fed's latest 75-point rate increase, why does the Fed show a complete lack of leadership, where is the Fed's leadership, what should investors do with rates as they currently are, will the airbags in the Miata that is the US economy be enough to save anyone after the Fed runs this car into a brick wall? Also, viewer questions are answered.