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The S&P 500 fell 0.8% last week, declining for the second consecutive week, but there’s still a lot of strength under the surface, as the small cap Russell 2000 Index climbed 3.5%. While we do expect continued outperformance by small caps, recent small cap strength also suggests the bul …

President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, although the endorsement does not necessarily mean she will win the nomination. The change in the Democratic ticket does not change our fundamental view of the e …

There’s been a lot of big political changes and a historic IT disruption over the last week. Is this chaos normal? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their insights.   Highlights include:   The markets and economy hav …

President Biden Withdraws from Presidential Race

Markets continued to rally following the Trump assassination attempt last weekend — which may come as a surprise to some investors. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese weigh in. Highlights include:  Markets were likely still reac …

The economy experienced a solid start in 2024, with a strong employment picture and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 40,000 for the first time.     But even with those headwinds, questions about the economy and the markets remain as we head into the rest of 2024. Will stocks contin …

Carson Investment Research 2024 Midyear Outlook: Eyes on the Prize

Before we start this week, we want to wish former President Trump a speedy and full recovery. Our political institutions require passion and even partisanship by design, but are peaceful by design as well. Our hearts go out to all the victims and especially the family of Corey Comperatore.

We’ve officially made it halfway through 2024! Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese discuss what’s been happening up to this point — and what you could potentially see in the second half. Highlights include:  2024 has had the best …

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” Jenny Han, writer of The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy

Investors have had lots of reasons to celebrate this year’s Independence Day. Find out whether the celebrations could continue into the second half of 2024. Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese weigh in. Highlights include:   Home …