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  • Employment – March
     Author(s): Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D. | Tue April 6, 2021

    Robert Eisenbeis, Ph.D.


     


  • Earnings and Stocks: Trend is Up
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Mon April 5, 2021

    Market Commentary - Earnings and Stocks Trend is Up - David-Kotok


     

    Jonathan Golub of Credit Suisse sent an April 1 public market note. He said: “With multiples stable, the market’s entire advance can be explained by improving earnings.” We agree. The S&P 500 P/E ratio is essentially unchanged for the last three quarters. We also agree that it…


  • American Jobs Plan
     Author(s): Patricia M. Healy, CFA | Mon April 5, 2021

    Market Commentary - Cumberland Advisors - American Jobs Plan


      On Wednesday, President Biden introduced the first of two infrastructure plans as part of his Build Back Better initiative: the American Jobs Plan. The second plan, the American Families Plan, has not yet been formally proposed. The two plans are reported to total up to $4 trillion, cover…
  • Ten Plagues & COVID
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun April 4, 2021

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  • Cumberland Advisors Week In Review (Mar 29, 2021 – Apr 01, 2021)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat April 3, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors - Week in Review


     


  • Q1 2021 Review - Total Return Taxable Fixed Income
     Author(s): Daniel Himelberger | Thu April 1, 2021

    Daniel-Himelberger - Q1 2021 Review Total Return Taxable Fixed Income


     


  • COVID Crisis in Brazil
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Tue March 30, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors Market Commentary - COVID Crisis in Brazil


      We’ve been to Brazil and have visited contiguous countries such as Argentina and Uruguay. (I’ve written about one trip here: https://www.interdependence.org/blog/reflecting-south-america-trip/.) Such travels are not possible now.
  • The Bond Market’s “Return to Normalcy”
     Author(s): John R. Mousseau, CFA | Mon March 29, 2021

    Name Market-Commentary-The Bond Market’s “Return to Normalcy”


     

    President Warren G. Harding made the term “return to normalcy” famous in the 1920 presidential election when he used the phrase as a campaign theme, promising to bring America back to what it was prior to World War I and the Spanish Flu pandemic, which gripped the nation and the…


  • Rembrandt Pairing
     Author(s): David R. Kotok | Sun March 28, 2021

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  • Cumberland Advisors Week in Review (Mar 22, 2021 – Mar 26, 2021)
     Author(s): Cumberland Advisors | Sat March 27, 2021

    Cumberland Advisors - Week in Review


     

    The Cumberland Advisors Week in Review is a recap of news, commentary, and opinion from our team. These are not revised assessments, and circumstances may have changed in the market from the time of original publication. We also include older commentaries that our editors have…


 

 

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