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Market Commentary: How to Think About the S&P 500 Correction

Carson Wealth

In last weeks commentary, we took a look at tariff policy, the market uncertainty it was creating, and what was going on in the broader economy. But whether were looking at the current state of the economy or market history, our focus is always on facts over feelings. These guidelines dont mean we ignore context. Same thing for 2023.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Hit New Highs Amid a Year of Milestones

Carson Wealth

One More Bit of Good News November was a huge month for stocks, but the big winner was small caps, with the Russell 2000 up an amazing 10.9%. Optimism over lower taxes, a stronger economy, animal spirits, and strong earnings all were likely reasons for the surge. For reference, the 2019 average was 166,000.

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

Good news can be bad news in the short run, but a solid economy usually becomes good news again once we get past the initial market reaction. If the underlying economy is sound, pullbacks like this can actually be a positive for the longer-term health of the market. The economy created over 2 million jobs in 2024, down from 2.4

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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

The Big Picture

Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group. Alright, so, so you go from public finance, how did you evolve towards co-head of innovation economy? So Barry Ritholtz : Let’s talk about your dual role, your, your co-head of innovation economy and your head of specialized industries.

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Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

Carson Wealth

last week, declining for the second consecutive week, but there’s still a lot of strength under the surface, as the small cap Russell 2000 Index climbed 3.5%. March 2000 at the peak of the tech bubble. Q2 GDP Growth Confirms Economic Resilience The economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.8% almost broke the economy in 2019.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

Let’s Not Get Too Excited Yet Yes, stocks hit new highs across the board last week on optimism about an economy that would likely avoid a recession and a Fed that was now cutting rates. All this is very positive for the economy. Matching the 13.9% Here’s a nice chart showing all of the data. If nothing else, momentum begets momentum.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Rise Ahead of Big Fed Decision

Carson Wealth

The bottom line is if the economy was truly about to fall apart like so many economists keep telling us, we’d expect to see more weakness in high-yield bonds right here. Instead they are making more than two-year highs, yet another sign the economy is on firm footing despite what the nightly news tells you.