Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Guidance, August 21st, 2024 Forecasting Performance Gains for Small-Cap ETFs Amid Fed Rate Cuts Impact of Federal Reserve Rate Cuts on Small-Cap ETFs As the Federal Reserve signals a potential rate cut, small-cap stocks and their associated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are at a crucial inflection point. Small-cap equities, known for … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Guidance, August 19th, 2024 Strategic Investment Adjustments In volatile markets, investors often over-rely on news, media, and earnings reports, or solely depend on advisors. This article offers practical advice to help all types of investors navigate these uncertainties with sound strategies executed at the strategic level with high-level fund managers … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, August 9, 2024 Investment Strategies: Maximizing Returns with Advanced Techniques Experieced investors leverage advanced data science techniques to discover high-value opportunities by comparing company performance with major indexes. Below is an expanded analysis that integrates detailed visual charts procedures to illustrate these strategies. Relative Strength Analysis Example: NVIDIA … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Guidance, August 3rd, 2024 Strategic Investment Adjustments and Historical Market Trends In volatile markets, investors often over-rely on news, media, and earnings reports, or solely depend on advisors. This article offers practical advice to help all types of investors navigate these uncertainties with sound strategies executed at the strategic level … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, August 1st, 2024. Late-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways DOW, S&P 500 and NASDAQ declined. Utilities/Real Estate higher, Tech and Energy Lower. The top industry was Household Products. S&P U.S. Manufacturing PMI shows negative growth, ISM reports showed broad-based weakness in July. Treasury yields fell, high dividend stocks … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 23rd, 2024. Early -Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ were down; Materials led, with Aerospace & Defense as the top industry. June existing home sales declined, missing last year’s numbers and falling below forecasts. The 30-Year Bond yield increased, while yields on … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 21st, 2024. Credit Markets Key Takeaways + Non-mortgage debt growth rates have fluctuated significantly over the past decade, from 0.0% in 2013 to 50.0% in 2023. Projections indicate non-mortgage debt will grow at 8.15% in 2024 and 8.56% in 2025. + Mortgage debt growth rates have recovered … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Market Watch, July 16th, 2024. Early-Week Wall Street Markets Key Takeaways + DOW, S&P 500, NASDAQ up; Russell 2k outperforms; Industrials led; top industry: Passenger Airlines. + June Retail Sales beat forecasts; the July Homebuilder confidence index sluggish and down from June. + Long-term yields pullback more than short-term. Small-caps … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Report Series, June 19th, 2024 U.S. Economic Reports Series: Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Indexes Key Highlights Preferred Measure: The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation is the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, specifically the Core PCE Price Index. Inflation Target: The Fed aims for a long-term inflation target of … Read more
Stay Informed and Stay Ahead: Report Series, June 7th, 2024 U.S. Economic Reports Series: Jobs Employment Report Key Highlights Job Growth Exceeds Expectations: Employers added 272,000 jobs, surpassing the forecast of 182,000. Unemployment Rate Rises: Unemployment increased to 4%, the highest in over two years. Market Reaction: S&P 500 futures initially dropped but rebounded as … Read more