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The Week Ahead – The Virtuous Cycle

By | 12/13/21 8:31 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 12/13/21 8:31 AM

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week.

I am looking forward to this week as I am heading for a much-needed vacation – my first in nearly four years. Fortunately, I have extremely competent team members that will be able to keep everything on track as I enjoy the tropical sun. This trip was planned well before Omicron, but as I am now..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – A Little Less Accommodation

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy during the upcoming week. 

Equities were down for a second week in a row last week as investors digest the potential impact of the Omicron variant and recent testimony from Fed Chair Jay Powell. In our view, an inflection point for how investors value companies is potentially at hand. An accelerated tapering schedule lays..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Dear Santa

As is tradition, we pen our annual letter to the Fed.

Dear Santa Powell,

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to you and the elves at the Fed! First off, congrats for being renominated for a second term by President Joe Biden. As investors we’re glad that we know you already (nominated to the Fed Board of Governors by President Obama and then nominated as Fed Chair by President Trump) and, more importantly, that you’ll continue to guide the path..

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