Market Forecast 2016 and 2017 MARKET STRATEGY: The opinions outlined in this two year forecast reflect the views of the portfolio management team as we enter into a potential new market cycle after an unprecedented eight year bull phase. We …
Market Correction Update
The current market correction has caused the general sentiment and opinion to turn much more bearish, which is common to see after a financial market pullback. This makes it especially difficult to tell if the market is making a low …
China Fears May Be Overdone
As referenced in our July 15 Blog, the China Slowdown was one of our top concerns for the global economy and U.S. markets. This morning, the fear and panic from global equities has moderated even though the culprit of the …
Market Internals Weak
Some stocks and groups have been correcting all year, while other areas of the market are just starting to pull back, and a few stocks continue to hold up near their highs. However, the net number of declining stocks is …
Geopolitical Developments
View PostGlobal Risks Looming
The world remains awash in economic and geopolitical risks. The two biggest geopolitical risks revolve around Russia and Greece. Other substantial – though lesser – risks relate to the geopolitical risks that arise from lower oil prices and the European …
US Economy Contracts
The U.S. economy shrank during the first quarter as another brutal winter highlighted the fragility of the nearly six-year-old expansion, a historically choppy stretch during which the nation has struggled to thrive in an uneven global environment. Gross domestic product …