Business

By Ryan DeMarco, CRPC™
Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, 567-226-4506

As an investor, you can easily feel frustrated to see short-term drops in your investment statements. But while you cannot control the market, you may find it helpful to review the factors you can control.

Many forces affect the financial markets, including geopolitical events, corporate profits and interest rate movements–forces beyond the control of most individual investors.

In any case, it’s important to focus on the things you can control, such as these:

Ohio farmers took advantage of planting opportunities in between rain events, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.

May 23 Agriculture Counts report:

Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 3 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 36 percent surplus.

Statewide, the average temperature for the week ending May 22 was 67.0 degrees, 4.6 degrees above normal.

Weather stations recorded an average of 1.73 inches of precipitation, 0.92 inches above average, with the largest amount of precipitation falling across the Central Lowland region.

There were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending on May 22.