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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July 13, 2026
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. believe it or note, we are now in the 6th longest business cycle expansion in US history 2. AI spending should be a continued economic driver on several fronts 3. economic growth stemming from high income households, increased consumption and declining savings rates; deep dive into the wealth effect and notable drivers 4. Three engines of 2026 growth: AI spending, Infrastructure & Manufacturing Capacity Spending, and OBBBA (offset by higher energy costs) 5. generational transfer of "wealth" (i.e. free cash flow) from Hyperscalers to semiconductor companies 6. equity valuations remain high - tremendous surge in earnings expectations driving optimism and valuation gap versus international stocks




