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Market Commentary: Four Big Questions

Carson Wealth

Strong wage growth and lower inflation have helped the economy stay resilient. Why Has the Economy Stayed Resilient? A large part of the economy’s resilience has to do with a strong labor market that has surprised many economists and market-watchers. At the end of 2014, China held about a fifth of the foreign share.

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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 Tops 5,000. What’s Next?

Carson Wealth

But now we have a healthy economy, well-contained inflation, a Federal Reserve set to cut rates, improving productivity, record earnings, and stocks at all-time highs. As we wrote in our 2024 Outlook, “Seeing Eye to Eye” ( download here ), productivity growth is a game-changer for the economy. equities in particular.

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Emerging Market Banks: Promise Amid Skepticism

Brown Advisory

In particular, we see strong potential for companies that are well-positioned to serve members of the growing middle class in emerging economies, many of whom will be accessing a variety of services, such as banking and other financial services, for the first time (see chart below).

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Emerging Market Banks: Promise Amid Skepticism

Brown Advisory

In particular, we see strong potential for companies that are well-positioned to serve members of the growing middle class in emerging economies, many of whom will be accessing a variety of services, such as banking and other financial services, for the first time (see chart below). .

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Healthy Returns: Sustainable Investing in the Health Care Sector

Brown Advisory

SECTOR BACKDROP The importance of the health care sector to both society and the global economy is undeniable. Account vs. Russell 1000 Growth Index 9/30/2014–9/30/2019 (Index=100) Source: Bloomberg. But our criteria often lead us to specific areas of the economy where businesses are less subject to exogenous risk. 31, 2019. (We

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Healthy Returns: Sustainable Investing in the Health Care Sector

Brown Advisory

The importance of the health care sector to both society and the global economy is undeniable. Account vs. Russell 1000 Growth Index 9/30/2014–9/30/2019 (Index=100). But our criteria often lead us to specific areas of the economy where businesses are less subject to exogenous risk. SECTOR BACKDROP. 31, 2019. (We