#MacroView: Powell Changes the Rules On QE
The markets took a tumble to start last week as rising interest rates and inflationary pressures begin to weigh on outlooks. Those worries quickly diminished as Jerome Powell changed the rules…
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Powell Is Wrong. More Stimulus Won’t Create Employment
As discussed in Friday’s #Macroview, stimulus, mainly when it comes from debt, does not create organic economic growth. In the second part of this analysis, we delve into why Powell is wrong…
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Market Review: Bull Mania & The Charge of The Light Brigade
2021 has certainly started off interesting. From Reddit readers chasing the most heavily shorted stocks, to the new administration discussing more stimulus, investors have had plenty to deal…
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Senior RMBS LTV Example
Legacy or seasoned senior RMBS were issued prior to the U.S. housing market collapse in 2007. Today, these bonds are supported by a resilient housing market, are backed by seasoned mortgages…
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CE Webinar: Buffered Strategies What They Are, How They Work, & When to Use Them
Buffered strategies and other Defined Outcome approaches are among the fastest growing areas of the ETF/Mutual Fund and annuity markets and continue to be a significant issuance of the major…
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The Fed, Zombies, & The Pathway To Japanification
The Fed recognizes their ongoing monetary interventions have created financial risks in terms of asset bubbles. They are also aware that most policy tools are likely ineffective at mitigating…
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Signs of Exuberance Warn of Correction
During the past couple of weeks, I have discussed the rising levels of exuberance in the markets. Importantly, that exuberance combined with surging margin debt levels warns of an impending…
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NFIB SURVEY Sends A Strong Warning About Small Cap Stocks
In September 2019, I wrote “NFIB Survey Trips Economic Alarms,” Of course, it was just a few short months later the U.S. economy fell into the deepest recession since the “Great…
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The Case for Senior Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Legacy or seasoned senior RMBS were issued prior to the U.S. housing market collapse in 2007. Today, these bonds are supported by a resilient housing market, are backed by seasoned mortgages…
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Adding Alternatives: Allocating to Hybrid Strategies
What Golf and Investing Can Tell Us About the Benefits of a Hybrid Approach
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Hybrid Strategy Allocation Calculator
The interactive Catalyst Insights Allocator Tool lets users understand the historical impact of implementing a hybrid strategy into a traditional 60/40 stock/bond portfolio.
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