Market Commentary
LPL Mid-Year Outlook 2024: Still Waiting for the Turn
As we reach the halfway point of 2024, a sense of persistence defines the economic and market landscape. Trends from late 2023 have continued, with surprisingly resilient economic growth mixed with stubborn but decelerating inflation. Equity markets have thrived and regained all the lost ground from 2022. On the other hand, the bond market still…
Read MoreBig Government Weighing on Growth
Taken From First Trust’s October 16th, 2023 Monday Morning Outlook: At the end of October we will get our first look at real GDP growth for the third quarter and it looks like it was very strong. We’ll have a more exact estimate a week from now– after this week’s reports on retail sales, industrial…
Read MoreTitanic
Right now the market’s resilience to all of its current headwinds reminds me of the “Unsinkable Ship” the Titanic. Since there are generally more movie buffs than history buffs in the world today, we’ll discuss the movie version. The Titanic holds a special place in my heart as it was the first movie Rachel (my…
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