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The global stock markets were dominated by artificial intelligence related companies in 2Q 2024. Excluding the impact of AI, most stocks were actually down for the quarter. How did this impact Facet's ETF portfolios? And what about inflation? The dollar? Rising interest rates? Elections? The Federal Reserve? We cover all of this and more in our quarterly performance review.
Despite multi-decade highs in mortgage rates, home prices keep rising. This has made a house unaffordable for many. Is there any relief in sight? We dive into the state of the real estate market, including everything from home prices to rental rates to real estate investing.
Welcome to another edition of the Facet Investor Newsletter. They say breaking up is hard to do. The same can be true of saying goodbye to an underperforming investment. We'll give you some thoughts on how to make this tricky decision. Plus how a triple-witching day caused big volatility in Nvidia stock and what this says about whether AI is a bubble.
Greetings, I’m Tom Graff, Chief Investment Officer here at Facet. In this week’s Investor Newsletter, we’ll look back at a big week of economic data, a sneaky pivotal Fed meeting, and some major political news out of France that has reverberated in global financial markets. Plus we’ll use France as an example of when political ... Read more
Although inflation remains above the Fed's 2% target, Fed Chair Powell hints that rate cuts remain likely later this year. What does this mean for your money?
Hello, I’m Tom Graff, your Chief Investment Officer and welcome to another edition of the Facet Investor newsletter. This was a big week in markets, and next week promises to be even bigger. In this edition, we’ll cover a surprisingly strong jobs report, a surprisingly weak manufacturing report, the plunge in Gamestop, and answer a ... Read more
Welcome to our latest edition of the Facet Investment Newsletter. I’m your Chief Investment Officer Tom Graff. Today we’ll cover the week that was in markets, including a crucial inflation report, some rough tech earnings reports, and how to think about a stock that’s become a bit too large in your portfolio. As always, if ... Read more
Earnings season is drawing to a close for this quarter, and it has been a strong one. Through May 24, 443 companies within the S&P 500 had reported financial results for the prior quarter. Of those, 81% reported profits better than Wall Street expectations, according to Bloomberg data. This has helped power stocks higher so ... Read more
In this week’s edition of the Facet Investor Newsletter: big earnings from NVIDIA fails to buoy the market, the Fed might be considering rate hikes, and the right way to think about downside protection in your portfolio. I’m Tom Graff, Facet’s Chief Investment Officer here to cover all of this and more. Thanks for reading. ... Read more
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Facet Investor Newsletter. I’m your Chief Investment Officer Tom Graff. This week we’ll cover: stocks at an all-time high, our thoughts on two major inflation reports, and dive into how the Federal Reserve does (and does not) matter for stock investors. This is just our seventh week ... Read more
Investors are breathing a sigh of relief after this month’s employment and inflation data. For the first few months of 2024, job growth and inflation appeared to be accelerating, which had markets worried about another spike in interest rates. At least for one month however, the data is back to supporting the so-called “soft landing” ... Read more
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Investor Newsletter. I’m Tom Graff, Chief Investment Officer here at Facet. This week we’ll cover what the Japanese yen has to do with stocks rising this week, preview some big events happening next week, and go over how pros think about monitoring what’s in their portfolios over ... Read more
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