Special Market Minute - October 31, 2023
Eric Boyce • October 31, 2023
CEO Eric Boyce, CFA offers his thoughts on the market and economy following two major investment conferences he attended during the last couple of weeks. He visited with many investment advisors, practice owners, economists and industry practitioners, where he shared and collected observations, perspectives and outlooks. This podcast synthesizes that feedback.

By Eric Boyce
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July 13, 2026
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. believe it or note, we are now in the 6th longest business cycle expansion in US history 2. AI spending should be a continued economic driver on several fronts 3. economic growth stemming from high income households, increased consumption and declining savings rates; deep dive into the wealth effect and notable drivers 4. Three engines of 2026 growth: AI spending, Infrastructure & Manufacturing Capacity Spending, and OBBBA (offset by higher energy costs) 5. generational transfer of "wealth" (i.e. free cash flow) from Hyperscalers to semiconductor companies 6. equity valuations remain high - tremendous surge in earnings expectations driving optimism and valuation gap versus international stocks




