John Forlines III, W.E. Donoghue’s Chief Investment Officer and Professor of Behavioral Finance at Duke University, joined George Moriarty of Investment News for a quick chat on how bear markets differ and why that should frame recovery expectations.
As we start the second half of 2023, the S&P Total Return Index is up 19% and is now just ~5% from making a new all-time high.
As we enter the second half of 2023, the S&P Total Return Index is up 16.9% and is now just 5.6% from making a new all-time high. Looking at the chart to the right…
Over the past few weeks, equities have largely moved sideways. But it is not just the past few weeks that have been a wash. Zooming out on the S&P 500 shows that it is now trading at roughly the same level as it was in May of 2021 and May of 2022.
Asset prices fluctuated considerably during the beginning of 2023 but ended up posting widespread gains. A decline in U.S. Treasury yields helped boost both fixed income and equity returns, while commodity prices fell.
Financial markets digested multiple crosscurrents during the first quarter, including stress in the global banking system, falling inflationary pressure, and mixed global growth data.