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‘Inflation’ used to be a word that, when
discussed in economic circles, often dealt in worrisome implications – fear of
too much inflation or concern over not enough inflation (or at worst,
deflation). Rarely have we seen inflation running at subdued,[…]

Bryan
W. from Santa Fe, NM asks: Hi there Mitch – I know the “Sell in May” adage
isn’t a real trading strategy, but I saw some of the statistics on it over the
weekend, and it looks to me like it actually works really well.[…]

The first quarter of the new year was an
encouraging one for equity investors. Stocks rallied strongly, and the media
buzz over trade wars and recessions slowly faded into the background. The
S&P 500 soared +13.6% in the first three months led by Technology stocks,[…]

The Heartbeat of the
Stock Market: Earnings

There are a myriad of factors
influencing market movements right now: trade issues with China, the Federal
Reserve’s new approach to monetary policy, Brexit uncertainties, new
appointments to the Fed, and so on down the line.[…]

In a Market Where
Everything Goes Up, I Believe Investors Should be Cautious

Investors may remember some bleak statistics from the end of
2018, when a Deutsche Bank analysis showed that 90% of investible asset classes
traded negative for the year.[…]

What Recession
Indicators are Telling Us

Investors were legitimately spooked in March, as a few of
the most influential recession indicators were flashing SLOWDOWN.

1) The Yield Curve:

With the exception of a single instance, an inverted yield
curve has preceded each U.S.[…]

Reviewing a timeline of the Federal Reserve’s statements and
actions – and comparing them to equity market action – makes it pretty clear to
me that the Fed is the single most important factor for stocks in 2019.

Long-time readers know that for Zacks Investment Management,[…]

In this week’s Steady Investor, we look at some of the
biggest news stories:

Apple made a huge pivot this week expanding into
new industries. How could this impact sales?A new study shows most Americans are not
prepared for retirement. How can you start preparing?Could this new tax law hurt multi-nationals?[…]

The broad outlook for U.S. corporate earnings is getting
weaker, seemingly by the day.

For Q1
2019, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to decline -3.6% from the same
period last year, though on +4.8% higher revenues. Growth is expected to be
negative for 9 of the 16 Zacks sectors,[…]

The 10-Year Old Bull
Market

It’s hard to
believe that 10 years have passed since the end of the “Great Recession.” But
it was on March 9, 2009, that the 2008 bear market finally ended. For the
steely-nerved investors who were invested in equities at the time,[…]