Charts & Chat - November 6, 2023
Eric Boyce • November 6, 2023
This week, CEO Eric Boyce, CFA discusses: 1. shift in equity and bond allocations in light of higher interest rates 2. The great opportunity in bonds when rates migrate down 3. Changes in the yield curve over time 4. Equity drawdowns of 10% are not infrequent - some historical data 5. sticky components of inflation - wages and rents - in downward trend 6. some positive economic data points of note

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




