Market Trends & Outlook

Is the Market Underestimating Long-Term Inflation Risk?

China-U.S. tensions have been rising. Governments worldwide have jumped in to fill the economic gaps left by COVID-19. The Fed’s money printers have certainly been … whirring?

The Acceleration of Digital Impacting Brands Across Every Category

If you’re a highly relevant brand with a significant online presence, you’re likely performing very well in the deepest recession of our lifetimes. If you have been slow to adopt an online presence, you’re behind the eight-ball now.

The Acceleration of Digital Impacting Brands Across Every Category

If you’re a highly relevant brand with a significant online presence, you’re likely performing very well in the deepest recession of our lifetimes. If you have been slow to adopt an online presence, you’re behind the eight-ball now.

With Dislocations in the Markets in Q1 2020 Caused by a Global Pandemic– It Was a Good Time to Hold Assets Backed by the...

HANDLS Indexes co-founder Matthew Patterson speaks with Nasdaq's Jill Malandrino, on #TradeTalks to discuss dislocations in the markets caused by a Global Pandemic, and the aggressive actions the Federal Reserve took to forestall a major dislocation in the securities market.

How Risky is Dining Out?

For a graphic picture of how the restaurant business has shut down, it’s hard to beat the OpenTable chart below. For several weeks, U.S....

What’s Next for Markets?

In this blog post, I want to discuss the virtues of being more active with regard to asset allocation decisions. In up-trending bull markets, a buy and hold approach for clients is fine, but when markets turn to sideways or are down biased, a more active allocation approach is warranted if one desires a better return and risk profile.

What’s Next for Markets?

In this blog post, I want to discuss the virtues of being more active with regard to asset allocation decisions. In up-trending bull markets, a buy and hold approach for clients is fine, but when markets turn to sideways or are down biased, a more active allocation approach is warranted if one desires a better return and risk profile.

The Outsized Risk of Investing in China

In the face of a pandemic that has brought the world to its knees, Chinese markets have been outperforming the rest of the world. It may seem strange that the source of COVID-19 is leading the way for 2020. It may seem especially inappropriate given the international backlash towards the country. It becomes egregious when you layer on the large debt pile and often misleading numbers coming from the Chinese government.

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