As we kick off the week with the markets selling off. The uncertainty of the stimulus package and upcoming election is keeping everything under pressure.

As we finish off Hispanic Heritage Month we are featuring our end of the week updates in Spanish with special guest Aquiles Larrea.  

Happy Columbus Day (and Indigenous Peoples' Day). Today hit a 6 week high with big cap names like Apple, Facebook and Twilio leading the gains.

It’s been a roller coaster of ups and downs and starts and stops as the stimulus discussions resume. The markets have largely taken the impacts well but the intraday swings can leave anyone dizzy.

We start the week off positive on the markets as Trump's conditions improve, doctors say. As we noted last week there was a brief sell-off on Friday but overall levels are still holding up and higher than expected. Everything is higher across the board and investors are still hopeful on a stimulus package being put through.

The market kicked off the week positive as investors are looking more at Fed support than turbulent events as we head into the election and move into the 4th quarter.

It looks to be a busy week as we get going into the last full week of September. While the markets were down today, that is not unusual for this time of the year. We are seeing them adjust from some of the highs reached during the summer, and with so much uncertainty, a correction is healthy.

Aquiles Larrea is CEO of Larrea Wealth Management and acts as the personal CFO to help get executives and entrepreneurs out of the office and enjoy time with loved ones on their own terms.

The market reached record gains in the month of August, up over 10% compared to other years. Typically August is a slower month. I personally think things are a bit overbought but as we continue to see there is an upswing into September.

Lisa Moreles-Hellebo, a long-seasoned entrepreneur specializing in fashion supply chains.

As we see negative headlines, the stock market continues to rise and has key breakouts like Apple, Target, and Tesla, as Tesla just got an upgrade target of $3,500.

The markets kicked off at levels pre-pandemic and we continue on record highs. August is typically a slower month but this year it is looking very busy with Berkirshe having many 13F filings and more IPO activity. Of course, the tech sector continuing to lead and pull the market up.

Today we are speaking with Chris Aronis, Chief Revenue Officer at Numerated, a Boston based Fintech startup. Most recently Chris was with Plaid before it was acquired and has in the past had other successful exits.

We finish off the week with more earning results, some incredible IPO debuts, and Nasdaq continues to break new records. The jobs data beat it’s forecast for many sectors including leisure and hospitality, despite the rise of COVID as industries find innovative ways to bring workers back.

As we kick off August there are several items that are impacting this week's market movement which includes Europe and China’s recovery and we continue to follow the stimulus package on how it will help the US economic rebound.

We saw the big tech giants reported positive earnings like Apple, Amazon, and Facebook and it drove tech higher. One day after Big Tech’s marathon Congressional hearing on whether they are too powerful, the four largest tech companies collectively added roughly $200 billion in value thanks to their blowout quarterly results

There are a lot of macro risks happening this week. We have the stimulus plan, fed outlook, and Moderna kicks off phase 3 COVID-19 trial.

We are in earnings season, and as we saw last quarter, many investors know that companies won’t be providing guidance.  We keep seeing that Wall Street has already priced some of the downturns into these companies and their models as they try to fly past 2020 and focus their optimism on 2021. 

Betsabe has over 15 years of experience ranging from large financial institutions, fintech companies to a blockchain startup. Today, she brings her fintech expertise and passion for economic equality to drive the daily operations and strategic direction of Uplift’s Financial infrastructure.

Happy Friday it has been a strong week on the markets with Nasdaq breaking records and companies like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Amazon, of course, continuing to lead in a new bull tech market.