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1st Quarter 2024 Economic And Market Outlook: Potential Increased Volatility, Threats To Economic Growth, And Equity Markets

Nerd's Eye View

Yet, by taking a measured look at factors driving economic activity and influencing behavior, advisors can help clients face risks they can't control and (hopefully) position themselves to take advantage of opportunities as they develop. Meanwhile, a smorgasbord of potential risks threatens economic growth's "soft landing" narrative.

Economics 171
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March 2024 State Coincident Indexes Ease

The Big Picture

Q1 2024 Gross Domestic Product expanded at a disappointing 1.6% — note this is seasonally and inflation-adjusted annual rate. Business investment grew at a 2.9% Residential investment grew at a 13.9% economic strength.” A quick note on the state of the economy in light of some recent data.

Economy 210
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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2024

Dear Mr. Market

My Portfolio Guide, LLC was the first investment firm to publish a March Madness investing bracket where we share our picks and match them up against each other. Click here or below to see or enlarge the entire bracket for 2024. Lastly, the way these are initially “seeded” does not reflect our current confidence in them.

Investing 105
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All-Time Highs Are Historically Bullish

The Big Picture

Peter Mallouk points out that investments made on days of all-time highs outperform investments made on all other days, Technicians will tell you All-Time Highs are bullish, because there is no selling resistance; behavioral economics suggests it’s bullish due to FOMO and plain old greed.

Economics 348
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Weekly Market Insights – March 18, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

3,4 Source: YCharts.com, March 16, 2024. 5 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Housing Market Index. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; March 13, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. When sold, investments may be worth more or less than their original cost.

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Weekly Market Insights – February 26, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Stocks Rally To Record Highs Stocks traded in a fairly tight range for the first half of the short week, yawning at the lack of economic data while awaiting earnings results from one key company that creates chips that power the artificial intelligence operations of many firms. Source: YCharts.com, February 24, 2024.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (January 2024)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the January 2024 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors!