Market Week: February 20, 2023

U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in January, exceeding expectations, and signaling that the American consumer continues to spend. After consecutive months of decline into the end of 2022, nominal retail sales jumped by 3% m/m in January…

Secure Act 2.0. Did We Mention Tax Credits?

A few weeks ago we mentioned the recently enacted tax bill called the Securing a Strong Retirement Act 2022, otherwise known as “SECURE 2.0 Act.” or “SECURE Act 2.0”. It addresses many beneficial changes as we all plan for our retirements…

Market Week: February 13, 2023

Improving global PMIs and a much better-than-expected employment report have recently given investors new confidence that the economy can avert a near-term recession, boosting market sentiment and stock prices…

Investor or speculator? Which are you?

Reading this weekend’s WSJ, I came across an article about “ Amateur Investors ” (WSJ Subscription needed). What I discovered was these “investors” were actually speculators (some may call them gamblers).

Market Week: February 06, 2023

With about half of market capitalization reporting, our current estimate for 4Q22 S&P 500 operating earnings (EPS) is $50.48, representing a y/y decline of 11.0% and a q/q increase of 0.3%.