Charts & Chat - November 17, 2024

This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses:

1. potential trade implications of the Trump 2.0 administration

2. recent inflation reports reflect sticky inflation influenced by a handful of components, overall trend remains down, however.

3. real wage growth positive, delinquencies picking up tho

4. US dollar accelerating; commodity prices are a mixed bag; oil, gasoline stocks are low

5. risk asset valuations & expectations are high, yet volatility remains low - some near term risk there...

6. significant opportunity in small cap and international stocks - just needs a catalyst

7. short term interest rates expected to drop 0.5% next 12 months; overall rates moving higher & reversing earlier 2024 trends