Nov 21, 2022 | Newsletter
UPDATES Weekly Wrap-Up – Asti Financial We’ve added a new feature to our website – the Weekly Wrap-Up. Each week we highlight some of the economic and financial news that affects investors. We give a brief overview of mortgage, investment and CD rates for...
Jun 28, 2022 | Newsletter
A bear market is defined as a decline of 20% or more. Over the last week, the stock market has declined and left the S&P 500 Index at -20%+. All of us are worried and not feeling great about watching our hard-earned savings continually drop. We are also hearing...
Feb 22, 2022 | Newsletter
The markets have not had a good year so far Most major market indices have been negative year to date(performance quoted as of 2/21/2022):S&P 500 Index = -8.54%LB Aggregate bond market index = -3.64%Morningstar US Real Estate index = -12.07%Bitcoin = -19.54% There...
Jan 24, 2022 | Newsletter
Same Same….but Different? That’s a saying I learned while backpacking in Thailand years ago. Pretty much sums up the market today. We’ve all certainly experienced bull markets – we’ve been in one for over ten years. Bear markets are a bit more rare. We experienced a...
Oct 29, 2021 | Newsletter
If you haven’t refinanced your home recently, now is the time! If you have a mortgage over 3%, you should consider refinancing. Mortgage rates resumed rising again last week, reminding homeowners of the urgency of refinancing. The average rate on 30-year mortgages...
