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Sometimes the Pundits Get It Wrong

In fact, many predictions about Wall Street have misread the market’s direction.

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC

WILL THE FED MAKE A MOVE IN JUNE?

INCOME OUTDISTANCES SPENDING

Personal income rose 0.4% in March, yet the Commerce Department reported personal spending up just 0.1%. That mild uptick contributed to a poor first quarter for GDP; last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated Q1 growth at 0.5%.¹

CONSUMER OPTIMISM declineS

FED: APRIL MIGHT BE TOO SOON FOR A RATE HIKE

The two should not be confused.

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC

What is risk? To the conservative investor, risk is a negative. To the opportunistic investor, risk is a factor to tolerate and accept.

Just how gloomy does its future look?

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC

UNEMPLOYMENT NOW BELOW 5% Although the economy added just 151,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department’s latest employment report also showed a reduction in the headline jobless rate to 4.9%. The broader U-6 measure of underemployment remained at 9.9%.

A look at some of the ideas contained in the 2017 federal budget.

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush, MBA, CLU, ChFC

How deep will this correction ultimately be?

Provided by Jeffrey E. Bush

January may prove to be the worst month for stocks in eight years. The S&P 500 just corrected for the second time in five months, and some investors think the bull market may be ending.^1,2

CAN STOCKS REGAIN THEIR FOOTING THIS WEEK? Investors hope so after a very rough start to 2016. Declining oil prices and disappointing manufacturing data in both the U.S. and China helped trigger a global selloff: the major equity indices in Europe and Asia fell between 5-9% last week with our benchmarks following suit.