OVERVIEW:
Equities closed out a second week of consecutive gains as investors’ remained positive after another CPI print indicated continued cooling inflation. Growth-oriented stocks outperformed most, with help from popular mega-cap technology companies, ultimately leading the NASDAQ to finish the week 4.83% higher. Besides technology (+4.6%), consumer discretionary (+5.8%) and real estate (+4.4%) were among the top outperforming S&P sectors for the week. Consumer staples (-1.4%) and health care (-0.1%) underperformed most. Ultimately the S&P 500 Index finished the week 2.71% higher. The new CPI print indicated that headline inflation had risen 6.4% year-over-year, and dropped -0.1% month over- month in December, the first monthly decrease in inflation since 2020. Lastly, weekly jobless claims fell to 205k, a three-month low.
SPOTLIGHT:
The Focus PLUS models are designed for investors who seek concentrated exposure to strategies through our Strategy PLUS offering. Each model within this series is uniquely constructed to highlight strategies that we believe are best positioned for the current market environment. Holdings within these models include Tactical strategies which range from those that will implement high cash/fixed income positions during periods of market volatility, to strategies that maintain full market exposure but tactically adjust exposure between various asset classes, sectors, or regions. Strategic strategies are also included and are built on long-term market expectations and offer investors full market exposure at all times. In addition, underlying holdings within the models provide Active management via individual stock or bond selection, as well as Passive investing which provides investors lower-cost, passive exposure to a specific index or benchmark. We believe the combination of these Strategic, Tactical, Active and Passive elements can deliver the desired portfolio outcome with greater diversification, improved risk management, and enhanced returns.
DISCLOSURE:
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Trailing Major Index Returns and YTD S&P Sector Returns are sourced from Morningstar Direct.
* Sourced from JPMorgan Asset Management, publicly available at https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/adv/insights/market-insights/market-updates/weekly-market-recap/
All other economic and market data sources may include, and is not limited to:
Edward Jones, publicly available at https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/market-news-insights/stock-market-news/stock-marketweekly-update
Goldman Sachs, publicly available at https://www.gsam.com/content/gsam/us/en/advisors/market-insights.html
Rowe Price, publicly available at https://www.troweprice.com/personal-investing/resources/insights/global-markets-weeklyupdate.html