CBO’s Rosy Scenario
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Last week the Congressional…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
S&P 500 Index Dividend Payout Profile
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck Companies often return capital…
Wesbury: Labor Market Not Adding Up
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios On the surface, there’s…
A Stock Market Conundrum
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The economy is still…
Slower Growth in Q4, But No Recession
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The economy slowed substantially…
Stocks In the New Millennium
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck Today's blog post features…
Brian Wesbury: Budgets And Governing
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The leaders of the…
Brian Wesbury: Low Quality Growth
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Last Friday’s jobs report…
Bob Carey: The Only Constant Is Change
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck One of the most…
The Housing Outlook: 2024
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Just because we still…
A Mild Recession and S&P 4,500
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Very early this year…
Wesbury: Greedy Innkeeper or Generous Capitalist?
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The Bible story of…
What Should the Fed Do? How About Nothing?
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios For the first time…
Disinflation, Not Deflation
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios New home prices are…
Growth Vs. Value Investing
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck We update this post…
