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Investor Newsletter: The market is expensive. Should you sell?

In this week's Facet Investor Newsletter we cover a solid week for stocks despite disappointing earnings from Nvidia. We’ll look at what went wrong and what it says about the broader market. Plus how to handle a stock that has become expensive.

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Big yields on cash accounts are about to go extinct

Investors have recently enjoyed high interest rates on very safe investment vehicles. This could all be about to change. As the Fed cuts interest rates, those high yields you’ve been getting may soon be a thing of the past. How will this play out? And what should you be doing differently in a falling rate environment?

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Investor Newsletter: Overconfidence may be costing you

In this week's Facet Investor Newsletter we’ll cover a big market rebound, Fed rate cut bets on the wane, and some encouraging signs on consumer spending. Plus a preview of a major speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell next Friday and how to avoid overconfidence when making investment decisions.

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Investor Newsletter: Is the economy starting to stall?

Greetings, I’m Tom Graff, your Chief Investment Officer. Welcome to the latest edition of the Facet Investor newsletter. It was quite a week and we’ve got a lot to cover. What caused the sudden market plunge on Monday? Why did the market rebound later in the week? And is all this volatility over or is ... Read more

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The Federal Reserve prepares to lower interest rates in September

After months of speculation about when the Fed would finally cut rates, we now can say with near certainty that September will be the moment. But what does that mean for markets going forward? What about mortgage rates? We give our thoughts on why now is the time for the Fed to cut rates and what it means looking forward.

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Investor Newsletter: The time to upgrade your portfolio is now

In this week's Facet Investor Newsletter, we'll discuss why now is the right time to upgrade your portfolio. Plus what Alphabet's earnings report tells us about the state of the AI boom, the Fed is ready to cut rates, and more on whether small caps can keep outperforming.

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Using diversification to play offense

Smaller company stocks have outperformed their larger peers by a historic degree so far in July. This episode illustrates that diversification isn't just about risk management, but also about driving returns. Here we discuss why smaller companies are surging, what it will take for this trend to persist and how what this moment teaches us about portfolio construction.

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Investor Newsletter: Inflation finally falls, so is now the time to own bonds?

In this week's investor newsletter, we cover a surprisingly soft inflation report and what that means for possible Fed rate cuts. Plus stocks surge to another all-time high despite the fact that megacap tech stocks struggled. We'll also dive into the question of whether you should bother owning bonds at all given how poorly it has performed the last few years.

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Investor Newsletter: Stocks hit new highs, the labor market cools, and tips to understand if it's time to rebalance your portfolio

Hello, I’m Tom Graff, Facet’s Chief Investment Officer. Welcome to another edition of our Investor Newsletter. This week we’ll cover another all-time high for stocks, signs the labor market could be weakening, and when to know it is time to rebalance your portfolio. If you have any questions related to anything you read here, or ... Read more

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Investor Newsletter: Inflation, falling AI stocks, and forecasting the future

In this week's Investor Newsletter, we review the week that was. Nvidia and other AI-related stock drops, what does that mean for the broader market? And inflation keeps falling, is the Fed finally ready to cut rates? Plus we do a deeper dive into how Facet approaches forecasting market events.

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