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2022 Investment Outlook Seminar
In the 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar, a Money Talk Video, Bob Landaas and Kyle Tetting explain the challenging environment, suggest what may be ahead and offer advice for long-term investors. Other advisors weigh in as well. […]
2022 Investment Outlook Seminar references
Information sources for 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar video Click here to view the 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar (Some links may require subscriptions.) S&P 500 Returns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2022/06/13/dow-plunges-nearly-700-points-sp-500-enters-bear-market-territory-as-inflation-fears-roil-markets/?sh=29630b2e7b65 10-Year Treasury Yield: https://home.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/TextView?type=daily_treasury_yield_curve&field_tdr_date_value=2022 Value vs. Growth: https://indexcalculator.ftserussell.com/icstep1.aspx 2018 and 2019 S&P 500 Returns: https://ycharts.com/indicators/sp_500_total_return_annual November Fed Statements about inflation and rates: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcpresconf20211103.htm June inflation vs. PCE from Second…
Revisit balance: Gain from Powell’s “pain”
By Kyle Tetting The 2022 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium left a mark on investors. With inflation raging, the annual roundup in Wyoming, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, offered little new information. But one word in particular captured investors’ attention. […]
Math hints on bonds, balance, recession
By Kyle Tetting There’s always a danger in saying “this time it’s different,” but nuance is critical to understanding just what matters as we plan for what comes next. First, and foremost for me, interest rates have suddenly made bonds more attractive. […]
May 13 benefit for Women & Girls Fund
Please join Landaas & Company in applauding and supporting the Women and Girls Fund of Waukesha County. […]
War in Ukraine reminds us of role for bonds
By Kyle Tetting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised important questions about the direction of global markets. Though uncertainty is an ever-present part of investing, the market response to this conflict so far reflects unknowable questions, let alone unknown answers. […]