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  • Taxable Total Return Review — 2Q 2021
     Author(s): Daniel Himelberger | Mon June 28, 2021

    Daniel Himelberger - Taxable Total Return Review — 2Q 2021


    ​As the second quarter drew to a close, the Treasury curve experienced flattening, with short-term Treasury yields rising while longer Treasury yields declined and the stock market set record highs. The largest movement in Treasury yields was in the longer-maturity securities as yields dropped…


  • 2021 Q2 Strategy Reviews - Links to All Commentaries
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Fri June 25, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - 2021 Q2 Strategy Reviews


    It's that time of year when the Team at Cumberland Advisors provide their Q2 Reviews for 2021. We may discuss what we favor, cash positions, warning signs, and what we see as opportunities. Read to learn more about the thinking behind our positioning of portfolios and how we execute strategies…


  • CIO Overview & Outlook — Q2 2021
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Fri June 25, 2021

    David-R-Kotok-CIO Overview & Outlook — Q2 2021


    As the close of the second quarter approached, we witnessed US stock markets reacted briefly to the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting. Chairman Powell planted the first seeds indicating a forthcoming change in Fed policy.
  • The MoneyShow Presentation
     Author(s): Leo Chen, Ph.D. | Wed June 23, 2021

    Leo Chen, Ph.D.


    For those who were unable to hear my presentation at the MoneyShow in Orlando last week, let me summarize the key points and make the slides available to anyone who may have missed them.


  • The Real Labor Story
     Author(s): David R. Kotok, Philippa Dunne, & Doug Henwood | Tue June 22, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - The Real Labor Story


    There’s a reason John Mousseau, Patty Healy, and I read TLRWire’s daily notes with regularity. This research service is on the cutting edge in capturing important trends concerning the US labor force and other key economic developments. Even when the Bureau of Labor Statistics website was down…


  • Talking About Talking About
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Mon June 21, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Talking About Talking About (Eisenbeis)


    There were no surprises in the FOMC’s June policy statement, and all the interesting information was either in the new set of Summary of Economic Projections or in Chairman Powell’s post-meeting press conference. What seemed to get the most attention in the press and by commentators was the…


  • Delta for Sunday
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun June 20, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Delta for Sunday


    “The Delta variant is speeding past sluggish global vaccination efforts, likely bringing a brutal summer of infections across dozens of countries – even in some nations with plentiful vaccine stocks.” (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Global Health NOW: “Covid-19 ‘on Steroids’;…


  • Watch the Savings Rate
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon June 14, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - Watch the Savings Rate



  • An Economist Visits the Grand Canyon
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun June 13, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - An Economist Visits the Grand Canyon


    An economist visits the Grand Canyon with his wife. They peer together across that vast, majestic maze, tinted with orange and distant blue. His wife asks, “How old is this?” He says, “10 million and 6 years.” “What’s the 6 years?” She demands. He says, “I was here at a conference six years…


  • Global Corporate Taxation Reform Breakthrough
     Author(s): William H. Witherell, Ph.D. | Thu June 10, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary 2021


    Last Saturday, June 5, the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, meeting in London, issued a communique in which they “strongly support” the G20/OECD efforts to reform the global taxation of corporations, including a commitment to institute “a global minimum tax…


 

 

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