On The Markets

On The Markets
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Understanding the stock market and economy probably wasn’t on your bucket list when you were a kid, when you graduated high school or even today 😂. And yet there it is, day after day, looming in the background and affecting real life events for you and your family, good and bad. Why’d it go up? When’s it going down? Wait, is “the market” actually much bigger than just 500 US stocks? It’s complicated. And they make it complicated on purpose! On The Markets gives context to complexity. A stock market and economy show in plain English. Hosted by Fermata Advisors co-founders Daren Blonski CFP® AIF®, Chris Sipes CFP ® AIF®, podcast host Dano Weir and more. The team shares the weekly economic, governmental and technical inputs that may be affecting the performance outputs in your portfolio, tax situation and more. Powered by the brands of Fermata Advisors, including Sonoma Wealth, Fermata 401k and Fermata Tax.
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The show covers a variety of topics related to the stock market and economic trends, including tariffs, consumer sentiment, federal reserve policies, and international market performance, with recent episodes discussing the impacts of tariffs on the market and the relationship between consumer sentiment and stock prices.

Understanding the stock market and economy probably wasn’t on your bucket list when you were a kid, when you graduated high school or even today 😂. And yet there it is, day after day, looming in the background and affecting real life events for you and your family, good and bad.
Why’d it go up?
When’s it going down?
Wait, is “the market” actually much bigger than just 500 US stocks?
It’s complicated. And they make it complicated on purpose!
On The Markets gives context to complexity. A stock market and economy show in plain English. Hosted by Fermata Advisors co-founders Daren Blonski CFP® AIF®, Chris Sipes CFP ® AIF®, podcast host Dano Weir and more. The team shares the weekly economic, governmental and technical inputs that may be affecting the performance outputs in your portfolio, tax situation and more.
Powered by the brands of Fermata Advisors, including Sonoma Wealth, Fermata 401k and Fermata Tax.
It’s a classic “meme” (the internet’s version of a newspaper cartoon)- an old clip from the Spider-Man cartoon show with two Spider-men (mans?) pointing at each other claiming to be the “real” Spider-Man.
It’s been used a million times in meme-land, and make it a million and done because we’re wondering…is the market a Spidey meme?
Trump says it’s Powell holding the market back! But then rumors of Powell resigning causes backlash in the market. Who’s really in charge? We take our best guess this week On The Market, plus a look at:
- What’s really going on with inflation right now? What’s the ‘truflation’?
- The shocking number of countries that still have limited internet access
- Which asset class is more than doubling US large cap stocks in 2025? Spoiler we’ve told you before…
8:25 Consumer Sentiment
14:01 S&P 500 Unmoved By Inflation
17:58 What is ‘truflation’?
21:28 Expected inflation
23:00 Does The Fed rate always mean market rates drop?
27:35 Worldwide internet access
32:00 Market charts this week
40:00 Shelter inflation
41:34 Which countries stock markets are owning 2025?
43:00 Asset class returns in 2025
44:00 Valuations by company size
45:02 Win ratio by different stock/bond splits
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The opinions expressed by Fermata Advisors, LLC on this show are their own. Information presented on this program is believed to be factual and up to date, but we do not guarantee its accuracy, and it should not be regarded as a complete analysis of the subjects discussed. Discussions and answers to questions do not involve the rendering of personalized investment advice but are limited to the dissemination of general information. A professional advisor should be consulted before implementing any of the options presented.
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