by Lance Roberts | Jan 18, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The market selloff into January rattled investors as concerns of “So Goes January, So Goes The Year” began to dampen expectations. Combined with a more aggressive stance from the Federal Reserve, rising inflation, and a reduction in liquidity, investor concerns seem...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 15, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
In this 01-14-22 issue of “Inflation Surge Pushes Fed To Hike Rates Faster.” Market Struggles With Inflation Surge The Fed Is Getting Aggressive Portfolio Positioning Sector & Market Analysis Market Struggles With Inflation Surge Last week, we started our...
by John Mauldin | Jan 14, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
If you are a booklover like me, you probably have many shelves. On some of those shelves you probably have bookends holding the books in place. They come in opposing pairs—similar but reversed. What if the COVID-era economy has bookends? I think that may be what’s...
by Mark Kolakowski, Investopedia.com | Jan 14, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) has recorded a dip of 2.5% in early January 2022 from its level in December 2021, according to preliminary results released on Jan. 14, 2022. The MCSI now stands at its second-lowest level in a decade, the low...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 11, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Passive ETFs are hiding a bear market in stocks. That may sound like a strange statement when you look at major stock market indexes hovering near all-time highs. However, much like an iceberg, what we see on the surface hides much of what lies beneath. Such was a...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 8, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Market Stumbles Into January Last week, we discussed the Santa Rally came as expected, but the market was back overbought levels. To wit: “However, as shown, the market is overbought, pushing into heavy bull-trend resistance, and is nearly 10% above its 200-dma....
