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LSA Weekly Economic Update
(+) Durable goods orders were stronger than expected overall for February, at a gain of +5.7% versus an expected +3.9% increase. The ex-transportation component, however, lost ground of -0.5% for the month, which lagged the forecasted gain of +0.6%. Finally, … Continue reading
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LSA Portfolio Revisions
LSA has posted the revisions to the Mutual Fund and ETF portfolios, please login to see the updates to begin preparing for TRADING Monday, April 1st, 2013. At this time we are only making revisions to the MUTUAL FUND and ETF strategies. … Continue reading
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It’s Not What You Make but What you Keep!
With the recent market rally there has been a lot of talk about the sustainability of this run up. It is important to always take a step back and keep things in perspective. When building an investment strategy,
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Weekly Economic Update
It was an especially busy week of the month for housing-related data. (-) Existing home sales rose +0.8% for the month of February, which was a bit light compared to the +1.6% gain expected (however, a revision upward for the … Continue reading
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FOMC Update
The Fed Open Market Committee completed their March two-day meeting with no significant changes to their policy or communication to the outside world. However, they did acknowledge an improvement in the nation’s growth prospects (to ‘moderate’), as noted by economic … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
(+) The most heavily-looked at report last week, retail sales, registered a stronger-than-expected result for February, up +1.1% versus a consensus estimate of +0.5%. The headline figure was aided by a +5.0% gain in gas station sales (in line with … Continue reading
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LSA FANN Radio “Dow Hits New Highs”
Join Brad Kasper, Dean Barber and Bud Kasper as they discuss the recent market rally and what to keep investors focused on moving forward. To listen to FANN radio, simply visit the LSA website and login. The show is posted … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
(+) The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index for February came in better than the expected 55.0 level with a small increase to 56.0. New orders and business activity were higher, while employment deteriorated a bit (although still in expansionary territory). Inventory expansion … Continue reading
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LSA Connect On-Demand
Check out our new segment, LSA Connect On-Demand. We will be doing these videos to compliment the content we post on our blog as well. Be looking out for them!
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Learn more about LSA Portfolio Analytics
Learn more about LSA Portfolio Analytics by joining our LIVE online demo today, follow the link to register… http://ow.ly/ivUw2
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LSA “Chart of the Week”: A Troubling View of Bonds over the Next 4 Years….
The chart of the week looks at the Yield on the Barclays Intermediate US Government/Credit Index, which is our Fixed Income Benchmark and a good proxy for a conservative bond allocation (60% Treasuries/40% Investment grade corporates) minus the 4 Year … Continue reading
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Weekly Economic Update
The big news of the week from an economic front was arguably the government sequester that took hold as promised on March 1. Interestingly, this strategy has traditionally been considered as an option so unpalatable to politicians that it would … Continue reading
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