ignore the dow hitting all time highs
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Its pretty worrisome if the FED removes itself out of the equation. Several factors in the economy still show a worrying trend. 1) Take a look at the flow of money (in the last 3 years) into Fixed income vehicles (billions of $'s). 2) Employment data is still not strong as companies went through major cost cutting, laid off a large number of employees to reduce their fixed costs. 3) Investment in equipment, infrastructure and other items is doing ok but its not enough. 4) Residential mortgages and most homes are still under water. 5) Large companies have plenty of cash and see no need to borrow money. 6) Small business can not borrow money since banks are not lending. 7) Europe looks terrible. We need job creation as a priority.TRANSCRIPT
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What’s next for the economy?
Ignore the DOW hitting
all time highs
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Source: JPMorgan Asset Management
S&P 500 Total Leverage
This is not a goodtrend
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Corporate Financing Gap
1) Companies don’t have to borrow2) Banks don’t
want to lend either
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House Inventories
Home inventoriesstill heading in
the wrongdirection
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After Tax Corporate Profits
• Corporate profitsstill at all time highs
and growing• Close to 2008
Levels
• Aggressive costcutting
• Massive layoffs
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S&P Earnings Per Share
Historicallycompanies EPS
has driven S&P and the
markets
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Residential Mortgage Delinquency Rates
While commercialand consumer
loans have somewhatstabilized, residentialmortgages still look
a total mess
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Light Vehicle Sales
Back to average
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Housing Starts
Still below average
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Private Inventories
Needs improvement
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Capital Goods Orders
Needs improvement
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Deploying Corporate Cash
Too much corporatecash sitting around
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Corporate Growth
Good capitalexpendituresactivity butneed more
investment in infrastructure, and hiring more
employees
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Employment
Not enough job growth
1) Many part timejobs
2) Lower level salaries
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European Unemployment
Not a good longterm picture
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US GDP and Economic Growth
Consumptioncan’t keep driving US
GDPChina example:
investmentand consumption%’s are opposite
of US
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Mutual Fund Flows
• Too much moneyhas flowed into
fixed income
• Seems like biginstitutions are the
only players inequity markets
and not the average
American
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Having the right business intelligence Finding the right market niches and segments
Identifying and securing strategic partnerships (x3-5 revenue growth)
Getting more out of existing clients (loyalty marketing)
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