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A Billion Here, a Billion There…

A Billion Here, a Billion There…

As the vaccine rollout continues, we’ve heard a lot of talk about pent-up demand in the economy that could give a needed boost in 2021. We talk to James Nelson so he may share where we can look to gain more insight.

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All Together Now

All Together Now

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market hit new all-time highs last week, as the S&P 500 index rose 4.65%.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.89%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 6.01%. Small-cap stocks did particularly well last week, with the...

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Chart of the Week: The Parting of the Yields

Chart of the Week: The Parting of the Yields

    For this week’s featured chart, we look at a widely watched segment of the U.S. Treasury yield curve: the gap between the 30- and 5-year Treasury rates.  The top half of the chart shows both the 30-year Treasury bond rate and the 5-year Treasury note...

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Indicator Insights: The VIX

Indicator Insights: The VIX

  Go with the crowd until it reaches an extreme, and then do the opposite.  This rejection of popular opinion at extremes is how we think about contrarian investing.  There are many ways to do this, and we incorporate several of these into our analysis of risk....

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There Is No Alternative

There Is No Alternative

We’re getting pretty close to a year out from the stock market bottom in 2020. With such a historic rally, we’ve seen the term bubble come up more frequently. John Nelson joins us to discuss whether conditions today are similar to other historical market tops.

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Not Great, Not Terrible

Not Great, Not Terrible

OVERVIEW   The U.S. stock market suffered its worst week since October, ending a wild week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.31%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.27%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 3.49%. The declines in the U.S. were...

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Chart of the Week: Borrowing Binge

Chart of the Week: Borrowing Binge

  For our featured chart this week, we look at the world’s total debt load as a percentage of the world’s economy or Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  The blue line at the top of the chart represents the total amount of the world’s public and private non-financial...

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