2025 stock markets closed at or near all-time highs, reports Local Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jason Spanhook:
“The stock market and the economy are different things, but when the economy is doing well, the stock market tends to do well also. We closed out the year strong and something that is notable to me, but maybe less so to others, inflation closed near three percent. We were seeing much higher inflation in previous years. That is a big deal. Most of us are aware that the federal government, the FED Board, has been cutting interest rates, that affects a lot of our lives, including investing in the stock market. With lower interest rates, hopefully more young people are going to buy homes, more people will buy vehicles; it is generally viewed as a positive when the government is cutting interest rates.”
Spanhook informs one negative area last year, however, was the labor market as unemployment did increase.
