Adviser Investments’ Chief Investment Officer, Jim Lowell, joined CNBC’s “Nightly Business Report Market Monitor” on Friday, August 17. He emphasized that strong fundamentals—earnings, interest rates and economic data—continue to suggest slow, not no growth. However, because the mid-term election will likely be “vitriolic at best,” Jim noted a defensive growth strategy that shields investors makes sense at this time with the possibility of negative momentum and uncertainty in domestic and global markets—particularly emerging markets.
