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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?
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to the latest edition of the Facet Investor Newsletter. I’m Tom Graff, Chief Investment Officer of Facet. It was a wild week in markets with a lot to unpack. We’ll cover a big reversal in tech stocks, the Fed firmly ready to cut rates, and how some traders are placing bets on a Trump ... Read more
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.
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
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.
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.