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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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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
Chart of the Week: Predicting Rate Changes
Chart of the Week: Predicting Rate Changes Click picture to enlarge This week’s chart shows just how difficult it is to predict rate changes. The black lines represent five quarters of median forecasts of the yield on the 10-year U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-year Treasury, federal funds rate, forecast, interest rates, rate increases
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Fed Note
Fed Note: The FOMC meeting ended today and resulted in no policy changes, as expected. The meeting was a ‘lighter’ version than normal, meaning there wasn’t a Q&A at the end and the other bells and whistles that accompany major … Continue reading
What’s Happening in China?
If you or your clients are unsure what to think of China’s recent 30% stock market plunge, Economist Brian Wesbury does a good job of explaining what is happening in his new video Wesbury 101: China Crisis: Whaddaboutit! You can … Continue reading
Chart of the Week: Putting the Rise of the Dollar in Perspective
Chart of the Week: Putting the Rise of the Dollar in Perspective Since its low in 2011, the US dollar is up 31%, and in the past eight months has risen at a pace faster than we have seen in … Continue reading
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LSA Exclusive: Live Interview with Samuel Wardwell
Date: Thursday, May 28th Time: 10:00 AM CT Click here to register today! LSA is excited to provide an exclusive webinar featuring the always entertaining Sam Wardwell. Sam is responsible for monitoring economic and market developments and communicating updates … Continue reading
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Tagged economic research, economic trends, Pioneer Investments, Sam Wardwell
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Chart of the Week: Is QE Driving Economic Growth?
LSA would like to offer a special thanks to renowned economist Brian Wesbury for taking the time to update us on his thoughts of his self-coined ‘plow horse’ economy. In this update, Wesbury addresses the notion that, in our current … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Wesbury, economic growth, Fed, Federal Reserve, monetary base, money market mutual fund
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LSA Exclusive Live Webinar with Brian Wesbury
Date: Tuesday, May 12th Time: 2:00 pm Central LSA is excited to provide an exclusive webinar featuring the expertise of Brian Wesbury. Brian is one of the most respected professionals in his space and always provides an energetic and fun … Continue reading
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Fed Update
Fed Note: The FOMC meeting ended with little fanfare as theories continued to swirl about surrounding the timing of the Fed’s choice to raise interest rates. Will it be June or will it be September? Or, will it be later? The Fed didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged economic data, economic growth, Fed, FOMC, Inflation, interest rate, interest rates, Jobless Claims, LSA, oil prices, unemployment rate
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Chart of the Week: Benefits of Bank Loans in a Portfolio
Chart of the Week: Benefits of Bank Loans in a Portfolio Despite almost $36 billion exiting the loan market and negative net fund flows for the past 11 months, Lord Abbett believes that bank loans still have features that make them attractive … Continue reading
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Tagged bank loans, bonds, diversification, duration, fixed income, interest rate, lord abbett, Portfolio, rates, return, rising rate, rising rate environment, risk, yield
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