Why the Market Has Sold Off and What Should You Do
Description
In episode 489, we examine three factors that contributed to this week's big stock market declines, analyze whether a recession is imminent, and review David's recent portfolio changes.
Topics covered include:
- The benefits of looking at market and economic trends monthly
- How bad was the recent U.S. employment report and what is the Sahm Rule
- What are leading economic indicators saying about recession risk
- Why the Federal Reserve will be lowering its policy rate, leading to lower cash yields
- Why the Japanese yen strengthened, leading to market turmoil
- Why investors are rotating from large cap growth to small cap value stocks
- How David locked in higher yields
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Show Notes
Transcript of Chair Powell’s FOMC Press Conference July 31, 2024—The Federal Reserve
Goolsbee Says Fed Won’t Overreact to One Month’s Data by Catarina Saraiva and Ananya Chag—Bloomberg
Investments Mentioned
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
Vanguard Small Cap Value (VBR)
iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF (ISVL)
Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCV)
iShares Large Cap Max Buffer ETF (MAXJ)
BlackRock AAA CLO ETF (CLOA)
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