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Weekly Market Insights – November 20, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

Core CPI (excluding food and energy) also moderated, rising just 0.2% Taxpayers are expected to report any income earned from hobbies, even if it’s not a licensed business. Investment Advisor Representative, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor.

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Capital Markets: The Essence of American Capitalism | Weekly Market Commentary | July 03, 2023

James Hendries

In the fast food space, a singular hot dog stand led to the creation of a well-known chain within the fast-casual restaurant space. Investment Conclusion Stocks have celebrated the newly minted bull market, closing out one of the best first halves for the S&P 500 in recent decades, up 15.9%, and a third consecutive quarterly gain over 7%.

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Resilient Consumers Have Not Saved Retail Stocks | Weekly Market Commentary | December 5, 2022

James Hendries

Consumers were especially interested in heading to restaurants after Thanksgiving Day – spending at restaurants was over 20% above last Black Friday, partially driven by higher food prices but also supported by a resilient consumer. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio.

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Xi Jinping’s Influence to be Tested | Weekly Market Commentary | October 3, 2022

James Hendries

The restrictions stemming from the shutdown exacerbated global supply chain challenges given the region’s economic importance, but also included disturbing reports of citizens worried about food supplies. It is also a major component used to calculate the price-to-earnings valuation ratio. in September from 51.9

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Managing Volatility | Weekly Market Commentary | July 18, 2022

James Hendries

percentage points to come off of core consumer prices by year-end—the latest reading for the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index excluding food and energy for May, was 4.7%. Lower inflation tends to bring higher valuations (Fig.1). LPL Research expects perhaps 1.5 If the U.S.