Financial Focus – February 8th, 2023
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the pros and cons of pension payouts vs. lump-sum options and what retirees should be thinking about.
Balancing the Risks
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mixed last week, as the S&P 500 climbed 1.62% and the Nasdaq surged 3.31%, but the Dow fell about 0.15%. Growth stocks lead the rally, rising roughly 2.8%, versus a 1% gain for value stocks. Small-cap stocks outperformed, climbing...
Call It a Bull
The stock market is acting like it’s in the early stages of a bull market. That’s the message from the Early Cycle Composite, shown on the chart above. This chart looks at the stocks and sectors that tend to lead in the early stages of a bull market—call these...
McClellan Summation Index
Sometimes the stock market is quiet, and there isn’t a whole lot of price movement in either direction. But other times, the market gets excited and surges powerfully in a particular direction. We call this sharp shift in sentiment a “thrust.” One of our...
Financial Focus – February 1st, 2023
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as David Nelson talks about green shoots in the stock market and diversification opportunities outside of the U.S. market.
Gathering Steam
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rallied last week, with the S&P 500 climbing 2.47%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.81%, and the Nasdaq Composite surged 4.32%. Growth stocks were out in front of the rally, swelling 3.34% for the week, whereas value stocks rose...
Leading the Way
This week, I want to spotlight a research tool that does a great job of telling us where the stock market is likely headed next. It’s called the Leading Indicator Model. As the name implies, the model consists of 10 indicators with a history of leading the...
Big Mo
Big Mo, or “Big Momentum,” is an indicator we use to measure the trend and momentum of the stock market. It’s one of the best tools around for measuring the technical health of the broader equity market. It does this by combining over 100 component indicators...
More Testing Needed
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks were mixed last week. While the S&P 500 Index retreated 0.66% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 2.7%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.55%. Growth stocks led the way, gaining about 0.3%, whereas value-oriented stocks fell around...
Bond Bargain
Bond yields are finally looking more appealing. Our featured chart above shows that the yield on the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index—widely considered one of the best total bond market indices—has climbed to roughly 4.2%, its highest level in over a decade....
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