Autos in Top Gear

Autos in Top Gear

Coming back to one of our major themes of 2021, we continue to see instances of price inflation that are unlike anything we have experienced in many years. David Nelson joins the Local 4 News team to discuss the latest update and the broader implications for investors.

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market notched a second week of positive returns, which saw the S&P 500 rise by 0.61%, the Dow gain 0.66%, and the Nasdaq increase 0.48%. Small-cap and value stocks were the week’s biggest gainers, rising about 0.85% each. Growth...
Fat Tails

Fat Tails

  The week’s featured chart shows the Cboe SKEW Index, an option-based indicator that reflects the “cost” of protection against tail risk in the S&P 500 stock index. Broadly speaking, tail risk refers to an event with a small probability of happening. If you...
What’s Your Policy?

What’s Your Policy?

  Does government policy matter to the stock market? According to our featured indicator this week—the Real Monetary, Fiscal, and Exchange Rate Policy Index—the answer is a resounding yes. The policy index is a combination of the year-to-year change of the real...