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Wednesday links: ancient asset returns

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Strategy There's a good chance you need to rebalance your portfolio. bloomberg.com) Some ETF statistics for 2023. etf.com) Economy Real wages are now above pre-pandemic levels. morningstar.com) Bonds outperform bills leading up to a Fed rate cut. carsongroup.com) Apple What's going on with Apple's ($AAPL) Vision Pro?

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Monday links: unprecedented employment

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Markets Every major asset class, except commodities, is set for an up 2023. ft.com) Triple-levered anything can wreck your portfolio. ft.com) Economy Consumers are finally pushing back against higher prices. econbrowser.com) If you are looking for signs of weakness in the economy, here they are.

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Friday links: a boost to growth

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Markets A look at major asset class returns in 2023. visualcapitalist.com) Long technology, short utilities was the trade in 2023. morningstar.com) A look at different variants of the 60/40 portfolio. etf.com) Economy The December NFP report showed continued payroll growth and a 3.7% unemployment rate.

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Tuesday links: dislocated from reality

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morningstar.com) Alternative assets are not all that alternative. wired.com) Asset allocation How various asset classes performed during a recession. morningstar.com) Achieving these three portfolio goals simultaneously is tough. bonddad.blogspot.com) Economy Economic anxiety isn't going anywhere.

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Monday links: a tortured existence

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Markets How major asset classes performed in April 2023. capitalspectator.com) The Nasdaq 100 has outpaced the Russell 2000 by over 20% in 2023. ft.com) The amount of bank failures, measured by assets, rivals that of 2008. nytimes.com) ETFs Model portfolio shifts can have a big effect on ETF flows.

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3 Lessons From 2023

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Just when you feel like you know everything the markets and the economy will surprise you. Here are 3 things I learned in 2023 that I hope will help me formulate a better understanding of how to navigate the future. The last few years have made that abundantly clear as high inflation has ravaged most of the global economy.

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Strategic Update – Q4 2023

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Macroeconomic Overview Our macroeconomic forecast for 2023 called for a year of disinflation and “muddle through” That means we expected the economy to remain sluggish and for inflation to show positive rates of change that were sequentially slower. Real GDP has averaged 2.3%