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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 9-14-2015 In a relatively light week for economic data, producer prices came in flattish, on par with tempered inflation trends, while some sentiment data weakened a bit, as expected due to market volatility recently. Labor measures, including JOLTs and jobless claims, … Continue reading
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Chart of the Week: Active Management vs Passive Management during Market Corrections
Hartford Funds recently released an analysis comparing the average performance of active management versus that of passive management during each period the market corrected in the past 30 years.1 Hartford removed any index or enhanced index funds from the Morningstar … Continue reading
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Tagged active, active management, alpha, distorted markets, downside protection, excess return, interest rates, investing, investments, market corrections, money managers, passive, passive management, passive versus active, Q/E, zero interest rate policy, zero interest rates, ZIRP
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 9-08-2015 Economic data was mixed with weakness seen in manufacturing, while services remained strong, albeit weaker than last month. The monthly employment report disappointed relative to expectations, although it contained some positive revisions. Equity markets continued to experience heightened … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, emerging market, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, IMF, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, Jobs Report, LSA, Market Volatility, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Volatility, Yahoo!
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-31-2015 From a domestic standpoint, economic data last week was decent, with durable goods orders stronger than expected, decent housing gains and a sharply-revised second-quarter GDP number. Much of the economic concerns continued to reside abroad, namely in China. … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, monetary policy, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, September, September rate hike, unemployment rate
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Chart of the Week: Your Client’s Investment Horizon
After shedding more than 1,000 points last week, the Dow Jones opened up Monday free-falling another 1,089, spreading panic throughout markets. These kinds of corrections cannot be predicted, however they are inevitable. The last time the market corrected (defined by … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, correction, financial, financial advisor, investment, investment horizon, Market, market correction, Portfolio, stocks
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Special Market Commentary: Is Correction Our Direction?
SPECIAL MARKET COMMENTARY August 24, 2015 Is Correction Our Direction? Not even a week ago I started to write an article for our clients that I was going to title, “Is Flat The New Up?” I was basing this article … Continue reading
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A Note on Current Market Volatility
Market Volatility: Market activity today has been ugly, with U.S. markets down over -5% at one point, following weak overnight results from Asia. Local China A share markets fared much worse, losing nearly -10% on the session, wiping out this year’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bear market, China, Commodities, corrections, Crude oil, crude oil prices, ECB, Economic, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Fed, Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, LSA, market correction, market decline, Market Volatility, Portfolio, Volatility
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-24-2015 Economic data in the U.S. was again mixed, with regional manufacturing surveys offering conflicting results, while housing metrics turned out well and showing some moderate improvement. However, the story abroad was the problem, as Chinese manufacturing survey figures … Continue reading
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Tagged bps, China, Commodities, correction, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Europe, Eurozone, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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FANN Radio – “Is Flat the New Up?” – 8/20/2015
Join Brad Kasper, President & CFO of LSA Portfolio Analytics, and Bud Kasper, President of Barber Financial Group, as they discuss the challenges faced after a market close that saw the S&P 500 lose over 2% and how it relates … Continue reading
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Tagged bear market, bonds, China, Commodities, crude oil prices, DJIA, Dow Jones, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Employment, market pullback, Markets, S&P 500, stocks
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Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-17-2015 Economic data on the week generally turned out mixed to better than expected, with positive results in retail sales and industrial production, while several employment metrics were a bit weaker. Despite weakness early due to concerns about … Continue reading
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Tagged Alphabet, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Energy, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Google, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, Update, Yahoo!
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Chart of the Week: Putting the 2007 Recovery in Perspective
Entering into the 3rd quarter of 2015, the US is now 6 years removed from the trough of the 2007-09 recession. The chart above shows the progress of the subsequent recovery over those 6 years, and compares it relative to … Continue reading
Weekly Economic Update
Economic Update 8-10-2015 Economic data for the week was generally decent, with the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports showing expansion, an improved willingness of bankers to lend, and a jobs report generally on par with expectations—showing continued growth in a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Quarter GDP, bps, China, Commodities, CPI, Crude oil, crude oil prices, DJIA, ECB, Economic, economic data, economic growth, Economic Update, Emerging Markets, Employment, Energy, Europe, Eurozone, Fed, Federal Reserve, fixed income, FOMC, GDP, Government, Home Sales, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Janet Yellen, Japan, Jobless Claims, Jobs Report, LSA, MSCI Europe, oil prices, Portfolio, Q/E, Real Estate, Retail Sales, Russia, S&P 500, S&P500, unemployment rate, utilities
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