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Market Commentary: Checking In on Market Fundamentals

Carson Wealth

economy continues to look solid, with markets rallying Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Pockets of attractive valuations exist despite above-average valuations in some high-profile areas of the market. economy, and the job market is leading the way. Payroll growth picked up in recent months.

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Market Commentary: Earnings Season Flouts Calendar Effects

Carson Wealth

We Aren’t Alone Anymore A year ago, we told anyone who would listen that the economy would likely avoid a recession and stocks were going to have a great year. Since avoiding a recession is normal, falling concern about the economy isn’t contrarian in itself, but we do lose some extra fuel from bearish views unwinding.

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Market Commentary: Carson Investment Research Looks at the Year Ahead

Carson Wealth

We believe the odds of a recession remain low, with continued income growth, a recovery in rate-sensitive cyclical areas of the economy, and untapped potential for productivity gains helping to support the expansion. Market participants, strategists, policymakers, and the economy rarely saw eye to eye. We continue to favor the U.S.,

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Index Hits a New All-Time High

Carson Wealth

For a broad view of our expectations for the economy, stocks, and bonds in 2024, download our 2024 Market Outlook. That bear eventually ended in October 2022, and since then stocks have defied many experts, who continually (and incorrectly) touted a weakening economy, tapped-out consumer, and many other reasons to doubt the new bull market.

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Equity Beat: Is A Continuation Of The Market Rally A Bridge Too Far?

Brown Advisory

The question for investors today is whether this optimistic scenario is largely priced into valuations. Additionally, the elevated valuation multiple is founded on an expectation of 11-12% EPS growth in 2024, at a time when near-term earnings expectations have been substantially lowered. At year-end, the S&P 500 Index traded at 19.5x

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Top 5 Sectors with the highest return in the last five years

Trade Brains

In FY21, the IT sector alone contributed 9% to the national GDP, and also accounted for 51% of total services exports. Hence it’s safe to say that the IT sector is growing at twice the rate of the economy. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 28.78. Financial Services. Constituents of Nifty Financial Services.

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Top IT Stocks in 2023 – Best IT Stocks In Indian Stock Market

Trade Brains

Top 10 IT Stocks in 2023: The IT sector is known to be one of the most crucial industries in our global economy as it is the major driver of employment and also this sector keeps growing and evolving with time and increasing technological advancements in. 3 billion market valuation, after TCS and Infosys. 3 billion market valuation.