Charts & Chat - March 24, 2024
Eric Boyce • March 25, 2024
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. FED's inflation target may be higher than people think 2. Early withdrawals from 401k's rising 3. manufacturing looking better, service sector stable, leading indicators now positive! 4. real wages remain high, observed rents still witnessing negative growth 5. investment risk appetite high, stocks extended - may be time for modest pullback? Bond spreads getting tighter... 6. Increasing household allocation to equities, as well as money market balances.

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




