The month in brief. The S&P 500 rose 3.4% in November and attained a series of record closes in the process. Earnings results helped stocks, as did intermittent signals that the first stage of a U.S.-China trade agreement might…
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Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group This Thanksgiving season could be dedicated to the Fed in many ways. One of the reasons that short-term sentiment about the market has changed is that the Fed…
In the midst of a bruising trade battle between the U.S. and China, and slowing global growth, the world’s central banks this year have come to the rescue, slashing interest rates in the hopes of allaying downturns in their…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Remember Q4 2018? Markets had bounced off all-time highs, trade was looming large and pessimism was gaining the upper hand in many investor minds. An inverted yield curve,…
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Money Flows to Low-Volatility Strategies Amid Negative Yield Environment, ‘What Else is There’ Mantra
With the yields on safe government and investment-grade bonds remaining low in the current environment, investors continue to seek out sectors of the stock market that can replace income and provide some defense if economic growth were to turn…
Concerns Growing on Outlook for Global Growth. Yet, is the U.S. economy fine, except for trade-related areas? With the close of the third quarter, continued growth in the labor market, low interest rates and what appears to be an accommodative…
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What does your strategy look like in this market?
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Does recent perceived underperformance mean active management is dead and that we should all join the “long live the passive strategy” party? That depends. With markets back within…
Investors digest latest on manufacturing, services, private sector job growth. The S&P 500 was able to post a slight increase in the third quarter, making the first nine months of the year the index’s best year-to-date performance since 1997.…
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Talk of the Times: Recession, Recession, and Recession
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group If I could have a dollar for each discussion that I have had about the next recession, I could retire today. It is the talk of the times,…
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Investors’ Aspirations Sometimes Trail Their Actions When It Comes to Sustainable Investing
Interest in sustainable investing has been on the rise in recent years. Yet when it comes to aligning their investment decisions with the values that define sustainable investing, investors don’t always follow through. A survey of over 1,500 Americans…