Wesbury: Elections Matter
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Many, us included, see…
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...
Bob Carey: Gold, Silver, and the Miners
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck Today's blog post illustrates…
Is the Fed Tight, or Not?
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios In the waning seconds…
McGarel: A further broadening of the market is in order
by Dave McGarel, Chief Investment Officer, First Trust Portfolios In a market that has been driven significantly by…
The Fed Audit
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Several years ago some…
Brian Wesbury: Welcome to State-Run Capitalism
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios We’ve mentioned this before,…
Focused on the Fed
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios The Fed meets this…
Is the Job Market Really That Strong?
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios If you only look…
Wesbury: Is a Debt Spiral Already Here?
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Washington DC continues to…
Watching the Fed
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Every day this week,…
View from the Observation Deck: Consumer Delinquency Rates
by Bob Carey, Chief Market Strategist, First Trust Portfolios View from the Observation Deck For today’s post, we…
Wesbury: January Stagflation
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios A key economic mistake…
CBO’s Rosy Scenario
by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist, & Robert Stein, Deputy Chief Economist, First Trust Portfolios Last week the Congressional…
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…
