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Where is This Rally Going?

The Big Picture

Those of you looking for income might consider putting fresh money to work building a bespoke muni portfolio, or buying the appropriate muni fund for your circumstances. ( Depending on the specifics a 4.5-5% 5% muni yield is the taxable equivalent of 8-10%. we are happy to help ). Regime Change : The shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus.

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Why Is the Fed Always Late to the Party?

The Big Picture

If only the Fed didn’t do X, our portfolio would have been much better” seems to be a terrible approach to managing assets for clients. 2020s : Remained on emergency footing post Covid, despite broad evidence of economic recovery. How Greenspan Became the ex-Maestro (August 11, 2014). Blame the Fed For Everything!

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Perhaps we’ve all just become economic snowflakes? Previously, she was Senior Portfolio Manager for PGIM Real Estate’s flagship core equity real estate fund. Finance in 2023 The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns (2014-2023) Source: Visual Capitalist Sign up for our reads-only mailing list here. ~~~ I am still on book leave!

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How Will Indian Stock Markets React to 2024 Elections?

Trade Brains

Not only the elections but also the presentation of the budget, economic policies, the popularity of the leader, economic events and other factors, can send ripples through the stock market. Before the May 2014 election, the Sensex went up by 16.6% in one month and 20.6% in one year. How Markets Performed During Past Elections?

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Equity Beat: In Consideration of the Macro

Brown Advisory

But we never forget that we manage diversified portfolios, and those portfolios are indeed affected by macro factors; inflation, interest rates, bank liquidity and other issues facing the economy will of course influence the prospects of the companies we hold in our strategies.

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Financial Market Round-Up – Jul’23

Truemind Capital

All the sectors went up with major sectoral growth seen in auto (up 22%), realty (up 33%), and consumer durables (up 13%) on the back of an improving economic outlook. At this stage, we strongly recommend minimizing exposure to small & mid-cap portfolios on the back of excessive valuations driven by the retail craze.

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Four Hard Investing Lessons From 2022 With Silver Linings

Validea

Coming into 2022, the 60/40 stock/bond portfolio had been a stalwart strategy for your balanced investor. Even with bear markets like 2000-2002 and 2008-2009, the portfolio had strong returns for a very long period. at the start of the year) things are looking brighter for this simple portfolio. Tool: [link].

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