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The Politics of Inflation

Fear & Greed & Investors

What is it about August?

Markets don't take vacations. But your strategy is built for the bumps.

This month's chart is thanks to past Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, who tracked men's underwear sales as a proxy for consumer confidence. What do you think the new Fed Chair will watch?

When stock prices drop, some investors start asking "shoulda, woulda, coulda” questions about whether to remain invested. But as 2025 illustrates, market timing can be very expensive even if it means missing just a few days.

Two out of every three S&P 500 companies mentioned AI on their Q4 earnings calls. That's not a trend. That's a signal.

The last time a technology shifted this many boardroom conversations at once? Smartphones. And we know how that turned out. Some sectors are all in. Others are barely speaking the word. That gap between the early movers and the quiet ones? It matters for investors.

Every earnings season is different, but the influence of a handful of companies is undeniable.

Just over 50 percent of homeowners still have mortgages with rates under 4 percent. But that number has been trending lower, especially in the past year. Are you thinking about making a change?

Investors are anxious, and with good reason. The unsettling events in the Middle East are dominating the headlines, which can put even the most seasoned investor on edge. Will the number of corrections for the S&P 500 increase to 27 this year?