Charts & Chat - June 2, 2024
Eric Boyce • June 2, 2024
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses:
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stocks outperform the economic surprise index; valuations high, but earnings growth leading to increased capital spending expectations and share repurchase
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individual ownership of stocks increasing, helping to contribute to bouts of volatility
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stock and bond correlations very high, making it more challenging to diversify between traditional approaches
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interesting trends in hybrid working environments
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housing optimism remains low; renters spend less than owners on housing; sale inventory increasing, but there still dislocations - prices higher but more discounting; also drop in pending sales
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GDP revisions from the first quarter - consumer spending and inventory growth less robust

By Eric Boyce
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August 10, 2026
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. economic growth estimates for 3rd quarter imply strong ~6% expansion at this time, driven in large part by technology and AI 2. services and manufacturing economies are in solid shape. 3. AI-related capital spending providing economic boost, with some risk. Resulting free cash flow growth expected in 1-3 years 4. labor market reasonable on its face, as internals show interesting data trends. Recent downward revisions, labor participation and hourly earnings are dropping, more growth in part-time work, higher unemployment trends from college graduates 5. equity markets driven by strong earnings, enthusiasm; risk that sentiment could interrupt high valuations 6. high concentration of S&P 500 in the top 10 companies in the index - margin improvement benign outside of this group




