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September 2022 Monthly Capital Markets Perspective
According to The Conference Board[1], corporate leaders’ expectations have plummeted to levels consistent with past recessions, matching that of the early COVID-19 days and reaching a degree of pessimism only surpassed in recent decades during the tech implosion of the early 2000s and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. And yet the job market, while cooling […]
Capital Gains
American rock icon Tom Petty had a huge hit many years ago titled “I Won’t Back Down.” Tom Petty died too soon in 2017 but the song lives on as a challenge for investors in 2022. It has been a difficult year with both stocks and bonds[i] posting double digit negative returns year to date. […]
Charts of the Week: Down 3% in a day – don’t panic
When I wake up in the morning with a text from my brother-in-law in North Dakota commenting on the market, that is a sign that the day left a mark. Yesterday – September 13th – the market (as measured by the S&P 500® Index) was down -3.4%. That was the single largest daily drop since […]
Tax reform: Going, going . . . It’s back? Maybe.
During the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden campaigned on raising taxes on corporations and higher income earners. Once in office, his administration worked with Congress to try and pass healthcare and climate legislation that would be funded by increasing taxes. However, observers were once again reminded how proposing and actually passing tax legislation are two […]
The Charts of the Week: Why managed futures? Why now?
In our June 16th poll we asked our LinkedIn followers to tell us their go-to strategy for managing downside risk in the current market environment. 76% of the 83 responses said to stay the course. We agree. This is one strategy to use during any bear market. However, there is a particular investment strategy that […]
The Charts of the Week: When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
There’s no question it’s been a tough first six months of the year for investors. Seeing your life savings decrease can be nerve-wracking to say the least. You may wonder, “Should I move to cash to prevent further losses? Or should I hang tight?” Well, as the famous saying and song goes, “When the going […]
The Charts of the Week: Why are gas prices so high?
Gas prices have been on everyone’s mind lately as inflation has continued to crimp paychecks and family budgets on everything from transportation to grocery bills. The national average price for a gallon of gas touched in at $4.90 yesterday (06/27/2022, based on data from AAA[1]), slightly off the recent highs attained a little less than […]
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