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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

Good news can be bad news in the short run, but a solid economy usually becomes good news again once we get past the initial market reaction. If the underlying economy is sound, pullbacks like this can actually be a positive for the longer-term health of the market. The economy created over 2 million jobs in 2024, down from 2.4

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Market Commentary: Stocks Hit New Highs Amid a Year of Milestones

Carson Wealth

One More Bit of Good News November was a huge month for stocks, but the big winner was small caps, with the Russell 2000 up an amazing 10.9%. Optimism over lower taxes, a stronger economy, animal spirits, and strong earnings all were likely reasons for the surge. For reference, the 2019 average was 166,000.

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Market Commentary: How to Think About the S&P 500 Correction

Carson Wealth

In last weeks commentary, we took a look at tariff policy, the market uncertainty it was creating, and what was going on in the broader economy. But whether were looking at the current state of the economy or market history, our focus is always on facts over feelings. These guidelines dont mean we ignore context. Same thing for 2023.

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Market Commentary: Swift Election Results Boost Investors’ Confidence

Carson Wealth

Small caps were the big winner on the day, though, as the Russell 2000 gained nearly 6% for its best day since November 2022. How the economy is doing, Fed policy, inflation, valuations and overall market trends potentially matter much more. The services sector (which makes up more than 60% of our economy) is very strong.

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Market Commentary: Markets Rebound as Inflation Beats Expectations

Carson Wealth

Those high rates arent good for some important areas of the economy, but they do have their upside for savers. In 2016 2017 Trumps election was seen as a major boon to smaller businesses and cyclical sectors of the economy leading up to inauguration. Compliance Case # 7549095.1._012125_C we had over the last eight quarters.

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Market Commentary: Better Times May Be Ahead Despite the Market’s Reaction to the Last Fed Meeting of the Year

Carson Wealth

Notably, there was no SCR in 2000 and 2008, not the best times for investors, and potentially a major warning that something wasnt right. The small cap index, the Russell 2000, fell 4.4%. In short, the economy and markets are looking at elevated interest rates over the next two years.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Pause on Geopolitical Risk, Fed

Carson Wealth

Here’s another look at our current bull market, but this time compared to the longest bull market ever, from 1987 to 2000. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.