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Weekly Market Insights | December 16th, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

The Dow registered its worst losing streak since 2020. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors. 5,6,7 Source: YCharts.com, December 14, 2024.

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Where Will Housing Go From Here? | Weekly Market Commentary | August 22, 2022

James Hendries

million, the lowest level since May 2020 [Figure 1]. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) index, another important housing metric, fell in August to below 50 for the first time since May 2020. Traffic of prospective buyers, a leading indicator of future sales, also fell to its lowest since May 2020.

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Weekly Market Insights – December 11, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

jump in productivity represented the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2020. Fixed income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, inflation risk, market valuations, prepayments, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors. a Registered Investment Advisor.

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What a Week | Weekly Market Commentary | August 1, 2022

James Hendries

had never before experienced the massive swings in economic activity during the 2020 pandemic, making even the current analysis more difficult. That doesn’t take away from the fact that higher inflation is causing consumer spending to slow, while higher interest rates are weighing heavily on business investment. Of course, the U.S.

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Client Letter | Big Week for Market Watchers | August 3, 2022

James Hendries

The S&P 500 Index enjoyed its best month since November 2020 and its best July in over 80 years. Market-based interest rates those not controlled by the Fed—have come down quite a bit, supporting stock valuations. There was even a surprise out of Washington D.C., Last week’s gains were encouraging.

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Managing Volatility | Weekly Market Commentary | July 18, 2022

James Hendries

So far, this year hasn’t seen a full-blown crisis like 2008–2009 or 2020, but the ride has been very bumpy. Lower inflation tends to bring higher valuations (Fig.1). can eke out some economic growth in the second half as inflation falls and recession fears subside, we would expect valuations to get a nice lift by year-end.

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Weekly Market Insights – July 25, 2022

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

The latest monthly homebuilder sentiment survey showed the single largest monthly drop in its 37-year history, except for April 2020. month-over-month decline in June’s existing home sales, representing the slowest pace since June 2020. Registered Representative, Securities offered through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.,