Depleted Savings
So far, the aggressive tightening campaign by the Federal Reserve hasn’t really affected the U.S. consumer. And by various measures, household consumption has continued to prop up a surprisingly robust economy. Many agree that the reason behind the consumer’s...
In The Long Run
Financial markets saw an increase in volatility recently when the Fed had their annual meeting. David Nelson explains the most important factors driving the shift and how it may impact viewers’ investments.
Getting Expensive
They say valuation—like beauty—is in the eye of the beholder. But we can still objectively value the stock market by comparing it to another asset, and that’s the goal of this week’s featured indicator. Specifically, the indicator compares stocks to a safe...
Fishhooks and Sentiment
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indexes gave up most of the ground they had gained the previous week, falling around 1% to 2%. Specifically, the S&P 500 dropped 1.3%, the Dow fell 0.75%, and the Nasdaq dived 1.93%. Small-cap stocks really took it on the chin,...
The US-Euro Gap
There’s been a lot of chatter this year about the U.S. economy and where it might be headed. The consensus is somewhat mixed, but what does seem clear is that, as of right now, the U.S. is beating the rest of the world as far as economic activity is concerned....
Stingy Stocks
The equity risk premium is something that has been talked a lot about recently in the financial world, mainly because it dropped to its lowest level in 14 years last month. This is concerning because it has the potential to pose a significant challenge to the...
Financial Focus – September 6th, 2023
Welcome to Financial Focus, featuring host Gary Determan with David Nelson of NelsonCorp Wealth Management, where they discuss various topics including the impact of interest rates on bonds, the importance of portfolio diversification, and David’s outlook for the current year’s financial markets.
Money Matters
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rebounded last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 2.5% and the Nasdaq surging 3.25%. The Dow registered a smaller gain of about 1.43%. Foreign stocks had a strong outing as well. Developed country stocks increased 2.46%, and...
Chill Correlations
This week, we have a neat little chart that shows how much “correlation” there is in the stock market. Correlation, as applied in this case, is a statistical metric that measures how much the average stock is moving in relation to the rest of the stock market....
Fading Credit Spread Risk
This week’s indicator features the Credit & Liquidity Risk OAS Index (orange line, bottom clip), which is an index that packages credit spread risk into one neat little metric. It rises when credit spreads widen and falls when credit spreads narrow. But...
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