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Market Perspective 08/14/2020
Why do companies do stock splits if there is no change in value? A lower share price is more accessible to a broader base of investors and could increase liquidity by having more market participants able to buy and sell the stock. Also, there’s a psychological component.
Market Perspective 08/07/2020
Why is the labor participation rate in decline? We are getting old (not ugly). The Baby Boomer generation is exiting the workforce faster than younger workers are entering the workforce.
Market Perspective 07/31/2020
Apple’s increase in value alone is larger than 444 of the 500 companies within the S&P 500. The 10th largest publicly traded company in the U.S. is Procter and Gamble (P&G); they employ 97,000 people and have been in business for over 180 years.
Market Perspective 07/24/2020
A well-diversified portfolio is not reliant on any single asset class or factor for success. Diversification can seem sleepy at times, however, when markets diverge, the benefits sometimes shine.
Market Perspective 07/18/2020
With expectations set, markets will react to actual earnings vs. what was expected, as well as forward guidance. Forward guidance announcements provided by companies can impact stock prices and even offset a good (or bad) actual results figure.
Market Perspective 07/10/2020
Corporate earnings season is underway, a time when companies announce prior quarter results and provide forward guidance and expectations
Market Perspective 07/03/2020
The short period during which the U.S. stock market went into a bear market decline of -34%, bottomed, and then advanced +39% has been remarkable. The stock market decline was matched by a rapid change in the economy, contracting into a recessionary environment with record unemployment figures.