Please note: This update was prepared on Friday, June 4, 2021, before the market’s close. Meme stocks are once again roiling markets, sending dramatically divergent signals about trading versus investing. The country’s biggest movie theater owner, AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC), is the meme stock scene-stealer of late—it’s up 2,322% so far this …
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Please note: This update was prepared on Friday, May 28, 2021, before the market’s close. Wall Street prepared to end the sunny month of May in the black, despite mixed data this week revealing a fair-to-middling economic recovery experiencing pandemic-related whiplash. While inflation spiked, personal incomes dropped double digits, durable goods orders …
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A recent study showed that 87% of survey responders expressing concern about inflation. Is inflation something investors should worry about? Director of Research Jeff DeMaso discussed his inflation outlook in our recent webinar,* Inflation, Inoculation and Infrastructure: Defining the New Normal. Please enjoy the excerpt below and
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Please note: This update was prepared on Friday, May 21, 2021, before the market’s close. The tug-of-war between growth and value stocks, large and small stocks, and “risk on” and “risk off” assets continued on Wall Street this week—with a myopic focus on inflation duration and policy tea leaves competing against a …
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Should investors try to replace the return on long-term bonds in a low-rate environment? Do bonds still have a role in a diversified portfolio? Chairman Dan Wiener discussed the state of the bond market in our recent webinar,* Inflation, Inoculation and Infrastructure: Defining the New Normal. Please enjoy …
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Stock Buybacks: Public Enemy Number One?
Common Misconceptions About Buybacks and How They Impact Your Portfolio
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Please note: This update was prepared on Friday, May 14, 2021, before the market’s close. May flowers unfurling ushered in good news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—fully vaccinated people can turn their unmasked faces to the sun again. While the idea of breathing freely might trigger a sigh of …
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What’s likely to happen to interest-rate-sensitive investments like dividend-paying stocks and state and municipal bonds when inflation rises? Vice President Charlie Toole looked at the implications in our recent webinar,* Inflation, Inoculation and Infrastructure: Defining the New Normal. Please enjoy the excerpt below and click …
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With the Fed keeping rates near zero for the foreseeable future and trillions of dollars of stimulus payments floating through the economy, is the inflation hammer about to fall? Vice President Charlie Toole spoke about where inflation may be headed in our recent webinar,* Inflation, Inoculation and Infrastructure: …
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Please note: This update was prepared on Friday, May 7, 2021, before the market’s close. It’s tempting to say that everything’s coming up roses in May. And why not? Stocks have risen at a 40% annualized rate, while red-hot corporate earnings sparked a rally on Thursday that pushed the Dow Jones Industrial …
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When might inflation pick up in the economy, and will stimulus packages and larger deficits be the cause? Vice President Steve Johnson provided his inflation outlook in our recent webinar,* A Tale of Two Recoveries: Will Main Street Catch Up With Wall Street? Please enjoy the excerpt below …
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