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A Healthy Consumer Leading To Favorable Housing Market
Late last week the National Association of Realtors reported existing home sales of 5.46 million units at an annual rate. This number was slightly below estimates, however, it was higher than the previous month.
A Healthy Consumer A Positive For The Economy
The consumer is an important part of the economy as the consumer segment accounts for nearly 70% of GDP.
This May Be The Time For Value Investors
As 2019 seems to be coming to an end quickly, value is outperforming growth again and this might be sustainable into 2020.
Improving Individual Investor Sentiment
Bullish investor sentiment improved 6.3 percentage points to 40.3% from the prior week's reported level as noted by AAII.
Dividend Payers A Winning Strategy In A Volatile Equity Market
Now that the S&P 500 Index seems to be making a habit of reaching new highs on a more frequent basis, the journey has been anything but a smooth one.
Strength In Employment Not Indicative Of Near Term Recession
Today's employment report certainly suggests the current economic environment is not likely to dip into a recession anytime soon.
Elevated Asset Level In Money Market Funds
Money market assets began to trend higher during the volatile market environment in 2018 and the money market inflow has picked up the pace in 2019 with assets now totaling $3.49 trillion.
Investor Pessimism Is Generally Bullish For Stocks
As recent weeks pass it seems the investor sentiment measures are increasingly indicating an investor that is becoming more bearish even as the market continues to trend higher this year.
A China Trade Deal: Reset Higher In Market And Economic Expectations
The equity market ended this past week on an upbeat note, reacting positively to a China/U.S. trade deal. In looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, it was up as much as 517 points until late in the day on Friday.
Fall 2019 Investor Letter: Soft Versus Hard Economic Data
In the third quarter, many factors contributed to heightened market volatility that tested the patience of investors.
Bullish Investor Sentiment Nearing Washout Level
Individual investors continue to express a lack of bullishness on stocks. According to the recent release of AAII's Sentiment Survey, bullish investor sentiment fell to 20.31%.
Stocks Responding To Improved Earnings Expectations
Earnings growth expectations for S&P 500 companies continue to improve with the 12-month forward earnings growth estimate equaling 9.18%.
Small Business Optimism Remains Elevated But Down From Earlier Highs
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 1.3 points to 101.8 for the month of September. Although this is the second decline in as many months, the Index remains at a high level.
Individual Investors Far From Overly Bullish
This week's AAII survey saw the bullishness reading declined a little over four percentage points to 29.4% with most of this difference moving to the bearish reading, i.e., up over five percentage points.
The Unknowns Can Derail Past Conclusions
One should be comfortable with their asset allocation in case an unknown event occurs that causes the market to decline. Ideally, investors do not want to be in a position where they are forced to sell stocks when the stocks or investments are down.
Data Around Jobs Suggests Continued Economic Growth
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index released this morning was largely a positive report in my view with the Index reported at 103.1, but down 1.6 points.
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