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

Carson Wealth

The last two highlight the challenges of keeping up with changing markets and technology, as GM declared bankruptcy in 2009 and Kodak in 2012. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C

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Market Commentary: Good Riddance February, Hello March

Carson Wealth

Those other times we saw fear similar to this were times like the recession and near bear market of 1990, October 2008 and March 2009 during the Great Financial Crisis, and the end of the bear market in 2022. Heres the catch. A diversified portfolio does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

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Market Commentary: The Summer Rally Continues Amid Strong Job Gains

Carson Wealth

Even more impressive is the past four times this happened (1997, 2003, 2009, and 2020) all saw at least double-digit returns. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. MAY”be we have a positive signal from the strong May.

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Market Commentary: Strong Starts to the Year Are Usually Bullish for Stocks

Carson Wealth

Considering the market impact, there have been only two streaks of LEI monthly declines similar to the one we just broke — a 22-month streak ending in March 1975 and a 24-month streak ending in March 2009. Only five other streaks have lasted as long as six months and none longer than a year. These streaks don’t mean much on their own.

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Market Commentary: Best Calendar Month Over the Last 20 Years Holding True

Carson Wealth

Not exactly weak (the hiring rate collapsed below 3% during the 2008-2009 recession), but not too hot either. That is why there’s really no such thing as a mild recession — the three recessions prior to the pandemic recession (1991, 2001, 2008-2009) were all bad from an employment perspective, as it took years for the labor market to recover.

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Market Commentary: Bull Keeps Going, 15 Years Since Global Financial Crisis

Carson Wealth

The S&P 500 fell an eventual 57% from its October 2007 peak before bottoming on March 9, 2009, and finally ending the global financial crisis (GFC) bear market. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Are Quite Resilient

Carson Wealth

Think back to March 2003, March 2009, and March 2020. In 2003, the war in Iraq started after a three-year bear market; the global financial crisis was underway in 2009 and stocks dropped by half; and in 2020 the world shut down due to COVID-19. Why is this a good thing?