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Tariff Proofing Your Portfolio

Young: Tariff Proof with Large-Cap & Blue Chip Stocks

Alec Young compares the current situation to the “peak of Covid” and speculates on whether the Fed will cut rates in today’s interview with Schwab Network. Tariff Proofing Your Portfolio He also shares insights from today’s macro piece: How to Tariff Proof Your Portfolio in 2025. Read more »

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Markets Price in Lower Earnings Estimates from Tariffs

“The bottom line is the market does not like taking Trump at face value, because he is too mercurial,” our Chief Investment Strategist, Alec Young, shares with Bob Pisani of CNBC. “I don’t think Trump wants to crash the global economy.” Markets Starting to Price in Lower Earnings Estimates from Tariffs, Uncertain Growth Read more »

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Economic Uncertainty is a Buy Signal

Economic Uncertainty is a Buy Signal

Our chief investment strategist, Alec Young, joins BNN Bloomberg to share strategies on how investors can make gains amid economic uncertainty. Economic Uncertainty is a Buy Signal Read more »

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Why Higher Yields May Not Be Bad for Stocks

Why Higher Yields May Not Be Bad for Stocks

Alec Young, our Chief Investment Strategist, discusses what’s next for NVIDIA and AI stocks following the market disruption caused by DeepSeek yesterday, with Oliver Renick at Schwab Network. Why Higher Yields May Not Be Bad for Stocks And covers his latest Macro study on why high interest rates won’t kill the equity rally. Read more »

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Perfectly Fine for Stock Valuations to Be High

Perfectly Fine for Stock Valuations to Be High

Stock valuations are high and that’s perfectly fine, says Alec Young, our Chief Investment Strategist. Assessing U.S. Equity Market Alec joins BNN Bloomberg to analyzes the U.S. stock market amidst high stock valuations. Read more »

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Eyes on the U.S. Consumer Ahead of Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Eyes on the U.S. Consumer Ahead of Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Co-Founder Lucas Downey joins Schwab Network to discuss the U.S. Consumer ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping days. WMT, WSM & Consumer Retail Ahead of Black Friday Here we discuss the popular K-shaped economy and ways to play that theme. Walmart (WMT) is working with the value-oriented consumer. Williams-Sonoma (WSM) is thriving with… Read more »

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Market Outlook Under 2nd Trump Administration

Market Outlook Under 2nd Trump Administration

Alec Young looks at bond auctions and credit spreads to get an idea of risk appetite. He also discusses SMID stocks, inflation data, and what Trump 2.0 means for the market on Schwab Network. Looking for Value in Market Froth He notes that a lot of expensive stocks are still running up, including Palantir (PLTR),… Read more »

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Market’s React to Trump Win

Market’s React to Trump Win

The lack of broad-based buying is unusual when indexes are rising this much. The last time the S&P 500 rallied 2% or more while at least 30% of its constituents traded lower was Nov. 4, 2020, the day after the 2020 presidential vote. In the current scenario, rate-sensitive stocks, like real estate, could struggle, while… Read more »

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The Biggest Problem for Stocks

The Biggest Problem for Stocks

A Resilient Economy & Strong Earnings are Overpowering Normal Election Worries “You don’t want the bond vigilantes to control the market,” MAPsignals chief investment strategist, Alec Young, said in a interview with Bob Pisani – CNBC, “Much of the rally is based on reasonably low rates, if that gets out of control, it’s going to… Read more »

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U.S. Added Only 12,000 Jobs in October

U.S. Added Only 12,000 Jobs in October

U.S. Added 12,000 Jobs in Oct. vs. 100,000 Estimates Alec Young, our chief investment strategist, talks with BNN Bloomberg about U.S. adding only 12,000 jobs during the month of October. Read more »

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