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Election Season: A Time for Ballots, Not Drastic Portfolio Changes When major elections are near,
Successful investing doesn’t have to be a thrill ride. Anyone who has driven California’s Pacific
Election Season: A Time for Ballots, Not Drastic Portfolio Changes When major elections are near, investors may be concerned about how their portfolios will be
September holds its notorious history of challenging stocks. How could interest rate cuts affect the market’s response? Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins BNN Bloomberg
Regardless of stabilized delinquency rates and healthy debt-to-income ratios, consumers do not believe this is a good economy. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Fox
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Successful investing doesn’t have to be a thrill ride. Anyone who has driven California’s Pacific Coast Highway or North Carolina and Tennessee’s Tail of the
Election Season: A Time for Ballots, Not Drastic Portfolio Changes When major elections are near, investors may be concerned about how their portfolios will be
September holds its notorious history of challenging stocks. How could interest rate cuts affect the market’s response? Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins BNN Bloomberg
Regardless of stabilized delinquency rates and healthy debt-to-income ratios, consumers do not believe this is a good economy. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Fox
What happened last week Price Action: Poor September seasonality may be to blame for a more than 4% decline in U.S. large caps. AI Woes:
Join us at 4:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, for Horizon’s Quarterly Webcast, hosted by Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner and Head of
Here’s how stocks may perform for the rest of 2024 As the fall harvest season begins, it’s a time of reaping the rewards of hard
Despite Nvida’s recent slump, the market kept moving. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Schwab Network to discuss a shift in focus to the broadening
What happened last week NVDA: Nvidia’s (NVDA) beat and raise was not enough to impress investors, resulting in a nearly double-digit sell-off. Strong Data: Second
Watch out above. Here comes revenue per employee. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins CNBC to discuss how the adoption of AI moves the market.
Fed Chair Powell tees up the long-awaited rate cut Fed Chair Powell said just about everything investors wanted to hear during his Jackson Hole, Wyoming
What happened last week Powell Pivot: Chair Powell validated the market’s view that a rate cut is coming in September. Markets Rally: Investors took comfort
Conventional economic thinking may not have a place in today’s market cycle. Head of Portfolio Management Zach Hill, CFA®, joins Schwab Network to discuss the
Best week of 2024 for the S&P 500 After a brief summer slump and a short-lived overreaction, stocks enjoyed their best week since November, up
What happened last week Market Recovery: S&P rallies to within 2% of its all-time high. Healthy Data: Strong retail sales, good guidance from Walmart, and
Homebuilders and housing stocks may be a smart first play for the anticipated September cut by the Fed. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins Schwab
U.S. company profits continue to impress. Earnings season is in the home stretch, with more than 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 index
What happened last week Price Action: U.S. and global stocks ended the week practically unchanged despite Monday’s historic volatility. Carry & Dispersion Trades: Unwinds in
Slower numbers do not necessarily mean weak numbers. Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the recent U.S. jobs report and his
The markets have shown remarkable resilience, rebounding from last Monday’s sell-off. But is it time to feel confident? While the panic we witnessed last week
The S&P 500 fell 3% on Monday—its biggest one-day decline in nearly two years—amid growing fears that July’s slowdown in hiring could spark a recession.
Market volatility spikes—but how much should you worry about it? The first full week of August started with a bang: The S&P 500 dropped 3%
What happened last week Price action: Summer liquidity, poor economic data, a less dovish than desired Fed, and positioning all contributed to a broad-based decline
The recent market volatility should prompt investors to take a deep breath and evaluate their investment time horizon. Chief Investment Office Scott Ladner joined Yahoo
A growing number of stocks are having their moment in the sun Everybody loves a good comeback story: Seabiscuit. The Mighty Ducks. 493 stocks in
What happened last week Price Action: Small-caps continued to outperform year-to-date leaders, like the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100. U.S. Data: U.S. GDP came in stronger than
Don’t read too much into harbingers of stock market doom and gloom Sometimes, it pays—literally—to look beyond what’s “obvious” to everyone else. Case in point:
What happened last week Equity Market Reversion: Small-caps outperformed mega-cap technology by a little less than 6% as year-to-date laggards continued their string of outperformance.
Overview Overall, stocks delivered another quarter of strong gains during the three-month period ending June 28, 2024. For the quarter: The Nasdaq 100 returned 8.1%.
Will softness in housing inflation, jobs, and other metrics prompt the Fed to act soon? Those long-sought-after Fed rate cuts are looking more plausible, thanks
What happened last week Softening Economic Data: Cooler than expected inflation data weighed on interest rates; September rate cut now the base case. Equity Markets
Gain Strategies Global stocks continued their upward march in the second quarter, powered higher by continued economic resilience and investor enthusiasm around the AI-theme.
Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner and Head of Consulting Solutions Austin Fitch, CFA®, review the second quarter of 2024 and provide a market outlook. Download
What happened last week Price Action: MAG-7 leads U.S. equity indices to fresh all-time highs as small-caps and large-cap value decline. Softening Economic Data: Unemployment
Will we see broader market growth beyond the tech giants? Head of Portfolio Management Zach Hill, CFA®, provided insights on the S&P 500’s performance and the
Will the next round of AI earnings be impressive – or lackluster? Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joined CNBC to forecast his expectations on where
Six more months! Six more months! Investors cheered as stocks ended the second quarter last Friday up 4.3%. . . and 15.3% for the first
What happened last week Reversion Price Action: Year-to-date equity trends continued their reversal last week; small caps and internationals led U.S. mega-cap technology. U.S. Debate:
Is the seventh month of the year a stock investor’s best friend? While scorching temperatures continue to sweep across much of the country, equity investors
What happened last week AI vs. the Rest: Year-to-date equity trends reversed last week as small-caps led mega-cap tech; quarter/month-end and specific product rebalancing flows
Head of Portfolio Management Zach Hill, CFA®, joins BNN Bloomberg to share our thoughts on the AI trade trajectory and why investors are underweight financials.
Would a September rate cut be a political move? Chief Investment Officer Scott Ladner joined Schwab Network to discuss potential motivators for the timing of
Are there potential opportunities beyond the handful of big stock market winners? The equity market has spent the better part of 2024 notching a series
What happened last week All-Time Equity Highs: Another week of new highs for U.S. large-caps as Broadcom, Oracle, and Adobe earnings show AI-driven upside fundamental
Are we in for a slow summer with the Fed? Head of Portfolio Management Zach Hill, CFA®, joins Schwab Network to discuss what fewer Fed
Falling bond market volatility could support equity prices. Investors looking for signs of what stocks may do next often turn to the bond market for
What happened last week AI Theme: NVIDIA (NVDA) rally to $3T in market capitalization vaults U.S. large caps to fresh all-time highs. Strong Payrolls Data:
Potential homebuyers are hitting the brakes. What could that mean for the future? Would-be homebuyers are increasingly deciding to stay put —which could help further