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How Many Bear Markets Have You Lived Through?

The Big Picture

2000-13 : Secular bear market did not make new highs until March 2013 2018 : ~20% pullback as the economy slowed, FOMC hiked. By then, we began to have meaningful assets in our savings/retirement accounts and the bear markets had a bigger economic impact on those finances.

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At the Money: Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Fed President on Tariffs, Inflation and Monetary Policy

The Big Picture

Look, this, this is a t tangled, uh, this is a tangled web, uh, that is critically important to, to the economy. Um, and so I, I think in a higher rate environment, if you’re trying to cool the economy, this is always true. Than they were say in 2007, um, have meant that changing rates can have more of a lock-in effect than.

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Rising bond rates blunt stocks’ allure

Nationwide Financial

For example, the six-month Treasury bill yields around 5.12% as of this writing – the highest level since 2007. This is a significant break from the post-Global Financial Crisis era when low bond rates pushed yield-hungry investors into speculative investments and asset classes.

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Market Drama

Zoe Financial

economy, comments from Federal Reserve Chairman suggest they may not lower interest rates as quickly as previously anticipated. It’s important to consider not just debt but also assets and discretionary income when evaluating the overall financial health of consumers. Economies and markets fluctuate.

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Market Extra: Government bonds held at banks may be so-called ‘toxic asset’ of next financial crisis, fund manager says

MarketWatch

banks, one in which government bonds would be the “toxic asset” at the center of it all.That’s one of two scenarios being entertained by European global investment manager Eric Sturdza Investments, which managed $1.3 billion across eight funds as of January. The fund manager couldn’t immediately be reached for further comment.“It

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Transcript: Kristen Bitterly Michell

The Big Picture

They run over $800 billion in client assets, and Kristen’s group, the North American Group, is responsible for about half of the revenue that that massive organization generates. At Citi, in 2007, fantastic timing, you take over as Head of Structured Solutions. And so, 2007, I came over to Citi. BITTERLY MICHELL: Always risk.

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Is Value Investing Out of Favor or Out of Time?

Validea

Between the 1970s and 2007, value investing—where investors identify stocks that are trading below their intrinsic value—reigned supreme for two generations of investors. Many investors hopped on his bandwagon and received outstanding returns for decades, until the financial crisis in 2007, the article relates.