Emergence of South African Covid variant triggers broad flight to safety: Risk assets came under pressure Friday following the news that a new and worrying Covid variant was discovered in South Africa and had already spread to quarantined travelers in Hong Kong and Belgium. Scientists say the variant may be…

US equities were mixed this week with mega cap growth and tech leading the way. Overall growth was the clear winner gaining 1.8% while the R1k value actually feel by 1.8%.  Energy put in the worst performance as oil sold off on concerns about government responses to elevated prices and…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 44 All Time Highs, Again  Positive earnings, continued covid improvement and a better-than-expected jobs report sent the equity markets to new all-time highs again. Adding to the sentiment was an expectation of the infrastructure bill being passed, which did happen later Friday evening….

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 43 Nothing Scary About October This Year  The S&P 500 Jumped 6.9% In October, closing over 4600 for the first time ever. Growth was back in the driver’s seat for the week and the full month, outperforming value by 335 bps in October….