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Brandy Auterson-Hurst:
It’s now time for 4 Your Money. We’re joined by David Nelson, CEO of NelsonCorp Wealth Management. Welcome back, David.
David Nelson:
Thank you very much.
Brandy Auterson-Hurst:
So recent reports indicate growing concerns about economic growth here in the U.S. Are there any indicators you’re watching closely to gauge this?
David Nelson:
Yeah, obviously there’s just an enormous amount of different tools and what have you, that individuals can use as far as to try to lean on. I think the most common one as far as when we look at the GDP, the GDP is a pretty good measure. If we look at that and we look at it over the last few quarters, what we do see is some kind of concerning type news.
Last quarter we were up 1.6%. Now compare that to 3.4% for the fourth quarter last year. So that’s a big, big difference between the two.
Now, a chart I brought along today is maybe going to give folks a little different view as far as of this measuring of the economy. What it basically is, it’s an alternate measure on looking at within our borders. So that’s only focusing on what takes place within the borders. As you can see, if you look at the far right, 3.1% last quarter is roughly in line with the prior two quarters. So we didn’t see this big fall off as far as with this particular one, and this indicates a degree of resilience, our opinion as far as relating to the economy, and it does still exhibit a fair amount of strength.
Brandy Auterson-Hurst:
Okay. So what implications does this have for investors?
David Nelson:
I think the good news is that there are challenges that are out there, but the opportunities that are out there I think are also prevalent. You really need to focus on sectors that are driven primarily by domestic demand, and as always, stay nimble. That would be probably really good advice at this point in time.
Brandy Auterson-Hurst:
All right, David, as always, thanks for joining us.
David Nelson:
Thank you.
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