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Market Commentary: Bull Keeps Going, 15 Years Since Global Financial Crisis

Carson Wealth

The bottom line is the economy is strong because the labor market is strong. The S&P 500 fell an eventual 57% from its October 2007 peak before bottoming on March 9, 2009, and finally ending the global financial crisis (GFC) bear market. The global economy was in shambles, and people were losing their jobs all around.

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Market Commentary: Weak Markets in September Are Not Unusual

Carson Wealth

The Fed made a big shift in its projections and is now much more bullish on the economy. Expectations for a stronger economy also mean the Fed is projecting fewer rate cuts next year. Two: Fed members are buying that the economy is strong. That is a huge shift and an acknowledgement that the economy is strong.

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Market Commentary: Fundamentals May Be Aligned for Solid Stock Gains in 2024

Carson Wealth

ECONOMY The economy saw blockbuster productivity growth in the third quarter. ECONOMY: PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH COULD BE A GAME CHANGER Lost in all the consternation over a weak payroll report this month was robust productivity data, which was released earlier. But this was not because the productive capacity of the economy expanded.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Index Hits a New All-Time High

Carson Wealth

For a broad view of our expectations for the economy, stocks, and bonds in 2024, download our 2024 Market Outlook. That bear eventually ended in October 2022, and since then stocks have defied many experts, who continually (and incorrectly) touted a weakening economy, tapped-out consumer, and many other reasons to doubt the new bull market.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Are Quite Resilient

Carson Wealth

Recent sentiment polls show a high number of bears while worries about the economy and earnings continue to expand. This is the ninth straight rate increase and brings rates to their highest level since 2007. Housing data is rallying, manufacturing is showing signs of a low, and the consumer is demonstrating incredible resilience.

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Market Commentary: The Latest on the Banking Crisis

Carson Wealth

Money is flowing from small banks to large banks, and large banks are in solid financial shape. Lastly, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF remains above the 2007 peak. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Resilience is Core to Sustainable Portfolio Construction

Brown Advisory

waste services company Waste Connections and British pest-control firm Rentokil Initial are traditionally defensive businesses that typically benefit from local economies of scale in distribution, which can be incredibly hard for smaller players to compete with. FCF yield calculations presented use NTM and exclude financial services.