by John Luke Tyner | Feb 15, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
The inflation print was hotter than expected and surprised to the upside AGAIN. The data should reinforce the Fed’s need to begin raising rates next month to combat broad-based inflationary pressures. The continuation of strong inflation data (and job/wage data)...
by John Luke Tyner | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog, Bonds
From a risk-premia perspective, equities and high yield both provide exposure to corporate earnings, albeit in a different manner. While equity is a purer exposure to corporate profits, high yield provides exposure to default risk. Source: Cornerstone Macro. As of...
by James Yahoudy | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Financial Planning
As we accumulate wealth and look to save for a variety of goals, there are quite a few factors that will get us to the ultimate decision of how to invest. Understanding how to balance risk and reward while you intermingle that into your specific goals is not easy. Add...
by John Luke Tyner | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog, Macro Updates
NFP February 4th, 2022 We are always in tune with the job data that comes across our screens the first Friday of each month, but we don’t typically dedicate a post to respond. Following Friday’s January release (February 4th), given the surprise of the strength of the...
by John Luke Tyner | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog, Bonds
We’ve had questions on why Treasury Inflation Protected ETFs (TIPS) were down YTD while inflation isn’t really budging. We wanted to provide some color on the topic given the big moves in interest rates and the ongoing debate about inflation. Funds such as...
by Aptus PM Team | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Market Reviews
Developments over the Past Month: Monthly Recap: We’ve seen big moves in equities to start the year. This has been the worst January for the S&P 500 since 2009 while at the same time it’s been the best start to the year for Value stocks in decades. We expect...
