Insights

April 20, 2025 HOLIDAY-SHORTENED WEEK ENDS NEGATIVE: The U.S. had only four days of trading as the markets closed to observe Good...

Market volatility can be unnerving, especially when stock prices fluctuate wildly, and headlines are filled with alarming news. Yet, amid...

At Stonecrop Wealth Advisors, we don’t just talk about values—we strive to live them. Among the five virtues that guide our work with...

In March, the U.S. economy added a robust 228,000 new jobs, nearly double what economists were forecasting. This was welcome news,...

Conversations around the U.S. trade deficit have picked up again, fueled by recent data released by the U.S. Commerce Department. While...

April 13, 2025 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!: As of last week, Stonecrop Wealth Advisors hit its fifth year. That is no small feat, and I am...

April 6, 2025 CALMNESS: Much as many companies ascribe to "core values", Stonecrop Wealth Advisors claims five virtues that we try to...

March 30, 2025 PCE DATA DOESN'T HELP: The Fed's preferred inflation metric is the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index. It...

March 23, 2025 NO SURPRISE, THE FED LEAVES INTEREST RATES ALONE: The Federal Reserve met last week, and, to no one's surprise, kept...