Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 12 Let’s start with fixed Income.   Fed Chair Powell said on Monday that the Fed needs to move “expeditiously” to return monetary policy to a more neutral level. Treasuries sold off sharply this week in response, with the curve continuing to flatten. In fact, the 3-year…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 11 Equities Rebounded Sharply this Week  After jumping 6% this week, the S&P 500 is still down 6% for the year. The market put inits best week since November 2020 with help from a big four-day rally. Fixed income was mixed, with the…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 10 US equities were lower this week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down for a second straight week, while the Dow was down for the fifth-straight week, the longest since May 2019. Growth was an underperformer to value this week though sectors…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 9 Covid No Longer In Control of the Markets Geopolitical uncertainty drives another weekly pullback: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated the news cycle and weighed heavily on risk sentiment this week. While Russia’s hope for a quick takeover of major cities was dented by…

Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 8 Sell the Pre-Invasion buy the Actual Invasion  Geopolitics dominated headlines this week, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the key factor to the week’s price action. However, markets rallied as sanctions on Russia were seen as a less severe than expected, while expectations around the Fed policy…