by Brian Jacobs | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog, Bonds, Investment Concepts
For decades, investors have treated bonds as a cornerstone of portfolio diversification, largely based on their performance during the late 20th century. From the early 2000s and through the 2010s, the often-negative correlation between stocks and bonds provided a...
by David Wagner | Apr 17, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
A repeated question that I’ve continued to receive is: What’s Going to Kill the Market Rally? In fact, this was the exact question I was asked on Fox Business’s Varney & Co this week. There’s been a lot of people stating: 1) Geopolitical Risks (queue Saturday...
by Aptus PM Team | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: John Luke: This week was mostly about inflation, with CPI Supercore running hot Source: MKM as of...
by John Luke Tyner | Apr 11, 2024 | Blog, Bonds
US inflation topped forecasts for a third straight month. Both the Core and the Headline consumer price index increased 0.4% from February. Source: Stifel as of 04.10.2024 March CPI: Headline: +0.4% (Exp: +0.3%) Core: +0.4% (Exp: +0.3%) YoY: Headline:...
by David Wagner | Apr 10, 2024 | Blog, Market Updates
Over the past few months, many of you have heard us focus much of our market commentary around the perception of equity valuations – that U.S. stocks may not be as expensive as what many perceive, specifically relative to its history. The example that we’ve used is...
by Aptus PM Team | Apr 5, 2024 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: Beckham: After this week’s data and Fedspeak, it’s now a toss-up for markets whether the first rate cut...
