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2nd Quarter Market Update

Ballast Advisors

As we reach the end of the second quarter of 2023, we want to provide you with an update on the markets and key developments that have occurred in the economy. economy into a recession? The LEI generally provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term.

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Weekly Market Insights – October 23, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

for the first time since 2007, while mortgage rates hit 8%–the highest level since mid-2000. Economic Strength, Housing Weakness The economy continued to evidence surprising strength according to data released last week. Investment Advisor Representative, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.,

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6 Pros Make Their Best Guess To Where The Market Is Going

Validea

Of course, getting that timing right is a challenge, but Arnott points to the Shiller price-to-earning ratios, which shows that equities are still expensive and the S&P 500, while trading below its recent peaks, is still well above the low it hit during the 2007-09 financial crisis.

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6 Pros Make Their Best Guess To Where The Market Is Going

Validea

Of course, getting that timing right is a challenge, but Arnott points to the Shiller price-to-earning ratios, which shows that equities are still expensive and the S&P 500, while trading below its recent peaks, is still well above the low it hit during the 2007-09 financial crisis.

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Market Responses to Fed (in)Action | Weekly Market Commentary | June 20, 2023

James Hendries

As the economy is likely downshifting, investors should take heed that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) current stance is eerily similar to early 2007. During that time, the Fed held a tightening bias since they believed the housing market was stabilizing, the economy would continue to expand, and inflation risks remained.

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Bell Webinar: 2022 Market Review & 2023 Outlook

Bell Investment Advisors

I’m a portfolio manager here at Bell Investment Advisors. But at the same time, you can imagine that if rates are going higher because the economy is really good and our profits on our stocks are going up, that effect of higher profits can actually overwhelm the suppressive effect of higher rates. Thanks for joining me.

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Transcript: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton

The Big Picture

And it’s kind of funny, if you, and now you see it in New York City, but if you showed up in a meeting in a coat and tie, post the dot-com era and coming into the more recent stuff, you were viewed as sort of the old economy. So this is a simple CRM system that’s just for the business of being a financial advisor.