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?Giesting Financial Weekly Update???WEEKLY?QUOTE? ?"To imagine the unimaginable is the highest use of the imagination."?- Cynthia Ozick??WEEKLY?TIP? ? ? ???As the year begins, review your estate plan to see if there are any documents that need revising.????WEEKLY?RIDDLE? ? ???There is an adjective. When you take away the whole from it, some still remains. What adjective is this????Last?week's?riddle:They are found around the world, attached to ground. They lack mouths, yet they enjoy a "light" meal each day. What are they?????Last?week's?answer:Plants.????January 4, 2016?A MESSAGE FROM MARK…My New Year’s wish to you: “Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your contribution to the fund of general enjoyment.” (Sydney Smith - English writer and clergyman)?Also, a couple of reminders:If you have an ACH set up with us for an Old National Bank checking account, please contact our office with your new banking information.Please do not schedule your tax appointment before 2/20/16.? 1099’s are not available or sent out until 2/20, and we are unable to obtain them before that date.??HOUSEHOLDS MORE OPTIMISTIC AS 2016 APPROACHESIn December, consumer confidence increased. The Conference Board's respected index posted a reading of 96.5 in the last month of the year, 3.9 points above its revised November mark. Economists surveyed by expected a reading of just 93.5.1?PENDING HOME SALES INDEX FALLSThe National Association of Realtors reported a 0.9% decrease in housing contract activity in November, in contrast to the 0.5% improvement that economists contacted by the?Wall Street Journal?had expected. Pending home sales were still up 2.7% annually through November, despite declining for three of the past four months.2?HOME PRICES ADVANCE 5.5% YEAR-OVER-YEARThis annualized gain in the latest (October) edition of the 20-city S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index is the largest recorded since August 2014. Through October, the Case-Shiller had risen 36.4% from its March 2012 low.1,3? ?S&P 500 POSTS SMALL LOSS FOR 2015At the close on December 31, the broad benchmark settled at 2,043.94, going -0.21% for the shortened trading week and -0.73% for the year. The Dow ended 2015 at 17,425.03, going -0.18% for the week and -2.23% year-over-year. Of the three major U.S. indices, only the NASDAQ had a positive 2015; after a -0.20% weekly descent to a December 31 close of 5,007.41, its yearly performance was still strongly in the plus column at +5.73%. Oil ended the year at $37.04 on the NYMEX, posting a 30.5% 2015 loss; gold ended 2015 at $1,060.20 on the COMEX, down 10.5% for the year.4,5? ? ? ???THIS WEEK: ISM's December manufacturing PMI appears Monday, and markets will also react to China's latest factory PMI readings. Sonic and SuperValu present earnings on Tuesday. Wall Street will scrutinize the minutes from the December Federal Reserve policy meeting on Wednesday, as well as the December ADP employment change report, the December ISM non-manufacturing PMI and earnings from Monsanto. The December Challenger job-cut report arrives on Thursday, plus new initial claims figures and earnings from Barracuda Networks, Bed Bath & Beyond, Constellation Brands, The Container Store, KB Home, PriceSmart, Ruby Tuesday, WD-40, and Walgreens Boots Alliance. Investors will consider the Labor Department's December jobs report on Friday.?% CHANGEY-T-D1-YR CHG5-YR AVG10-YR AVGDJIA-2.23-2.23+10.10+6.26NASDAQ+5.73+5.73+17.75+12.71S&P 500-0.73-0.73+12.50+6.37REAL YIELD12/31 RATE1 YR AGO5 YRS AGO10 YRS AGO10 YR TIPS0.73%0.49%1.00%2.06%?Sources: , , - 12/31/155,6,7,8Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends. 10-year TIPS real yield = projected return at maturity given expected inflation.??Please feel free to forward this article to family, friends or colleagues.?If you would like us to add them to our distribution list, please reply with their address.We will contact them first and request their permission to add them to our list.?Remember, we’re here to serve, so please let us know how we may best serve you – and feel free to refer a friend!??This material was prepared by MarketingPro, Inc., and does not necessarily represent the views of the presenting party, nor their affiliates. This information has been derived from sources believed to be accurate. Please note - investing involves risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional. 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If assistance is needed, the reader is advised to engage the services of a competent professional.?Citations.1 - investor/calendars/economic/2015/12/28-01 [12/30/15]2 - economy-policy/2015/12/30/pending-home-sales-post-unexpected-drop-in-november/ [12/30/15]3 - story/double-digit-home-price-gains-continue-in-some-cities-spcase-shiller-says-2015-12-29 [12/29/15]4 - markets.us [12/24/15, 12/31/15]5 - content/ezines/2015/12/31/s-p-dow-jones-industrial-average-snap-annual-winning-streaks [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=12%2F31%2F10&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=12%2F31%2F10&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=12%2F31%2F10&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=12%2F30%2F05&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=12%2F30%2F05&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]6 - bigcharts.historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=12%2F30%2F05&x=0&y=0 [12/31/15]7 - resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [12/31/15]8 - resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [12/31/15]??????Mark Giesting, ChFCOwner and Principal Financial Adviser4A East Boehringer St., Batesville, IN 47006Phone:?812-933-1791mgiesting@????DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are private, confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. 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