The Big Picture

JANUARY 9, 2023

Venture capital’s reckoning looms closer : Valuations on holdings will have to converge sooner rather than later with listed tech sector ( Financial Times ). central bank to avoid overdoing it with higher-than-needed interest rates, a top economic adviser in the Obama White House said after a fresh review of Fed policy since World War Two.

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Carson Wealth

APRIL 8, 2024

Pockets of attractive valuations exist despite above-average valuations in some high-profile areas of the market. Payroll growth in the goods-producing sector, along with retail trade and leisure and hospitality, saw 109,000 jobs created in March. Following the huge 11.2% However, cyclical areas are bouncing back.

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Carson Wealth

JULY 27, 2022

Two sectors that could skew earnings are energy and retail, primarily due to inflation and supply chain concerns. And supply chain issues may continue causing headaches for the big box retailers. Valuations Could Move to a More Normal Range . Virus variants: Will virus mutations undo the economic recovery?

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Nationwide Financial

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For the year, the Russell 1000 Value Index is down just 6%, while the Russell 1000 Growth Index is down 25%, though the valuation for the value index remains at a substantial discount to growth (14x vs. 23x). Retailers are heavily discounting due to elevated inventories, with the average customer discount expected to be 30%.

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Truemind Capital

AUGUST 12, 2023

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. The recent rally in the market has made the valuations more expensive compared to historical standards. Valuations across all sectors do not offer any margin of safety.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

APRIL 22, 2024

A bit of good news punctuated an otherwise sour Monday, as a stronger-than-expected retail sales report showed consumers were spending despite rising inflation. Retail sales increased 0.7% 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: PMI Composite. Despite inflation concerns, individuals were in a spending mood in March.

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Validea

JUNE 27, 2023

Housing is a cyclical industry, and this time around it remains “very well capitalized compared to prior economic cycles,” the managers write. Though the pandemic hit the outdoor recreation sector hard, “valuations have gotten attractively low,” and Royce has begun dipping back into it, the article reports.

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Nationwide Financial

MAY 22, 2023

Sentiment indicators continue to reflect substantial bearishness among retail and institutional investors, economists, and Wall Street strategists. Bears note a higher-for-longer Fed, softening macro data, uncertain geopolitical risks, and deteriorating valuations. trillion, and allocation to bonds is at a 14-year high.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

MARCH 18, 2024

Retail sales, also reported on Thursday, were disappointing, rising less than expected and adding to the inflation angst. 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.

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Zoe Financial

JULY 17, 2023

25% rally over the last 9 months for stocks, mainly driven by valuation expansion. Economic Data: Expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates in March of 2024, rather than in May of 2024. June retail sales and housing market data. Main reason for market enthusiasm has to do with the inflation numbers for June.

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Nationwide Financial

AUGUST 15, 2022

Bears point out that inflation remains historically high, valuations are above historical averages with risk to 2023 earnings, and retail investors have yet to have a capitulation moment. Next week will give additional clues on the health of the consumer, with housing data and retail sales. ahead of the 52.3 by December.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A solid retail sales number, which reflected a strong consumer and supported the soft landing thesis, also boosted enthusiasm. 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Housing Starts. Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Source: Econoday, December 15, 2023 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

JANUARY 23, 2023

Mixed Results Following Weak Economic Data Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Stocks showed mixed results last week as recession fears resurfaced in response to weak economic data and a tepid start to a new corporate earnings season. 4 Consumers Retrench Retail sales fell 1.1% Durable Goods Orders.

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Truemind Capital

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Sentiment cycles move from one extreme of greed to another extreme of fear which takes valuations also to extremes from their long-term averages. At the extreme of fear sentiment (which coincides with dirt-cheap valuations), the risk-reward is highly favorable i.e., higher potential upside with lower potential downside risk.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

MARCH 11, 2024

6,7 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Consumer Price Index. Retail Sales. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; March 2, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Treasury Statement. Wednesday: EIA Petroleum Status Report. Thursday: Jobless Claims. Producer Price Index.

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Truemind Capital

JANUARY 16, 2024

Contrary to the expectation of an economic slowdown in 2023, the year turned out to be full of surprises, mostly positive ones. Euphoric retail investor sentiments boosted the BSE Mid and Small Cap index by 14% and 13% respectively. Global growth exceeded projections, primarily propelled by the resilient performance of the US economy.

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Nationwide Financial

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Retail investors continue to aggressively allocate to equities, with $23 billion of inflows into equity funds and ETFs in the latest week, the fastest pace since March, per EPFR data. However, this is actually a sustainable situation where market returns appear modest but are instead growing into their valuation.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

APRIL 15, 2024

5,6 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Retail Sales. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; April 11, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. On Friday, the University of Michigan’s survey showed consumer sentiment fell last month. Business Inventories.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 21, 2023

Weekly Market Insights: Stocks Weather Summer Storm Of News And Indicators Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Stocks extended their August declines last week as higher yields and weak economic data out of China soured investor sentiment. 4 Retail Sales Surprise Retail sales jumped 0.7% New Home Sales.

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Discipline Funds

AUGUST 4, 2023

This has been one of the more fascinating years in economic and market history. Retail sales have slowed to 0.5%. We are still digesting the COVID coom, inflation still remains too high, growth is slowing in many important economic indicators and the Fed is determined to win their battle with inflation.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Yields rose after traders speculated that strong economic data might persuade the Fed to raise rates. Economic Strength, Housing Weakness The economy continued to evidence surprising strength according to data released last week. Despite worries of a struggling consumer, consumers increased their spending as retail sales rose 0.7%

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David Nelson

JULY 31, 2023

Bloomberg Data This time it wasn’t comments from a rogue Fed official or even a hot economic release that ended the party. The economic releases were in line or better than expected, showing once again what stocks had sniffed out months ago. We learned long ago that valuation is not the only data point that drives equity prices.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 14, 2023

Weekly Market Insights: Summertime Blues For The Markets Presented by Cornerstone Financial Advisory, LLC Positive inflation data failed to lift stocks from their August doldrums last week as economic data and a ratings downgrade soured investor sentiment. 5 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Retail Sales. FOMC Minutes.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The rally paused in the final days of trading as stocks digested their gains and investors assessed weak retail sales and industrial production reports and a rise in continuing jobless claims. 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Existing Home Sales. Over the last 12 months, wholesale prices rose just 1.3%. FOMC Minutes.

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The Big Picture

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

APRIL 17, 2023

A weak retail sales number on Friday shaved the gains to close out the week. 5 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Housing Starts. Index of Leading Economic Indicators. Source: Econoday, April 14, 2023 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose a very modest 0.1%

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

DECEMBER 11, 2023

5 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Consumer Price Index (CPI). Thursday: Retail Sales. Source: Econoday, December 8, 2023 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. economic data releases (including key economic indicators), Federal Reserve policy meetings, and speaking engagements of Federal Reserve officials.

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Nationwide Financial

APRIL 10, 2023

trillion of debt due through 2025, with Morgan Stanley estimating that office and retail property valuations could fall 40%. Strength was seen in leisure and hospitality health care, government, and professional and business services, while retail and construction contracted. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

MAY 22, 2023

1,2,3 Possible Debt Deal After stumbling on weak April retail sales and a combination of disappointing earnings and weak guidance from a major retailer, stocks moved higher mid-week as the news on the debt negotiations turned more positive. 4, 5, 6 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) Composite.

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David Nelson

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Wave after wave of layoffs in the economic growth sectors and a household survey that showed we actually lost 138k jobs last month don’t seem to play into Fed thinking. The soft-landing playbook seems increasingly hard to pull off with the terminal rate still near 5% and economic activity slowing everywhere. respectively.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 28, 2023

1,2,3 Stocks Manage Gains Stock rallied on Monday on upbeat sentiment over the earnings release from a mega-cap semiconductor company scheduled for mid-week, only to see that momentum fizzle the following day on weak retail earnings and a credit downgrade of a handful of banks. This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: Consumer Confidence.

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Trade Brains

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

A strong health care sector is not only essential for the wellness of the people but also for strong economic growth. Apollo’s footprint includes 11,000 beds, 4,500 pharmacies, 1175 national retail healthcare centers, and a deep online presence as of FY22. How Does The Valuation Of The Company Look? Apollo has a PE of 72.5

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The overhang of Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech the previous week carried over into last week as investors recalibrated stock valuations amid a seemingly more assertive monetary policy stance. Sectors seeing the most significant increases in new jobs were professional and business services, healthcare, and retail.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 1, 2022

It was an inauspicious start to the week after a big-box retailer missed earnings and reduced forward guidance on Tuesday, sparking a broad market retreat. It was the second-consecutive quarter of negative economic growth, meeting the technical definition of a recession. This Week: Key Economic Data. Stocks Rally on Earnings.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite the week’s losses, stocks exhibited resiliency in the face of a string of troubling economic news that included flat retail sales, weak housing numbers, an inversion in the yield curve, and tepid economic data out of China. This Week: Key Economic Data. The market rally that began in mid-June paused last week.

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Nationwide Financial

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Deteriorating earnings estimates for next year have many wondering what the true valuation is for equity markets. Data is increasingly reflecting a slowing economy, led by the sharpest deceleration in retail sales (-0.6%) this year. Industrial production, manufacturing, and Fed surveys from New York and Philadelphia showed contraction.

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Cornerstone Financial Advisory

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hawkish comments by the Fed and weak economic data heightened investors’ recession concerns and sent stocks lower last week. The potential for higher rates for longer, along with disappointing economic data, particularly a sharp decline in retail sales, amplified fears of a recession and sent stocks lower for the remainder of the week.

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