Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 42 Big week for equity markets and an even bigger move off the lows from last Thursday. Is it just a bear market rally or was Thursday a potential market bottom? The S&P 500 jumped 4.75% this week and more than 7%…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 39 Bearish talking points pile up – Stocks down for a third straight quarter: Treasuries came under pressure with the yield curve hitting the most inverted level this century. Two-year yields were up nearly 130 bp to just over 4.2% and ten-year yields…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 38 We’re officially in a bear market again. The Federal Reserve raised rates another 3/4% this week and both the bond market and stock market are not taking it so well. With bond prices still falling there is one minor bright spot…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 36 Major US equity indices were notably lower this week, with the S&P logging its fourth weekly decline in the past five weeks and now down nearly 10% since its recent peak on 12-Aug. Growth was an underperformer to value, but…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 34 As the probability of a Fed Pivot fades, so does Sentiment The old adage goes “don’t fight the Fed” – well the markets are certainly adhering to that. The equity and fixed income rally off the June lows was aided…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 33 US equities were sharply lower this week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting the worst week since June 17th, and the biggest decline on Friday after Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. Growth underperformed value for a third-straight week. Tech…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 32 The major averages were all lower this week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both down after four-straight weeks of gains. Growth a slight underperformer to value for a second-straight week. Treasuries were mostly weaker with the curve steepening; the 2Y/1-Y spread is now around…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 31 We started the year with the S&P at all-time highs. That didn’t last very long, and the Fed was quick to steal the punch bowl. Since them the S&P fell as much as 23.5% then re-gained over 600 points climbing back…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 30 It took 27 months, but the economy gained back all the jobs lost during the nation shutdown. US equities were mixed this week, following last week’s big gains (and despite the S&P logging declines in four out of five sessions). Growth was…
Good Life Advisors – Talking Points – Week 29 Big July bounce: The major US averages all rallied this week, with the S&P and the Nasdaq both up over 4%. This helped boost the monthly gain for the S&P to over 9% while the Nasdaq was up over 12%. The…
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