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January 2020

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Coronavirus upstaged the markets’ focus on earnings and economic data

by Fortem Financial January 27, 2020

The potential global impact of the coronavirus upstaged the markets’ focus on earnings and economic data. The deadly virus has spread far beyond its origination in Wuhan China; as of Friday, over 900 cases (including 26 deaths) have been confirmed in 11 countries. On Friday, the unknown reach of the virus triggered a market selloff which was the largest decline since October 8, 2019. For the week, the Russell 2000® Index (‑2.20%) posted the biggest decline followed by the Dow Jones Industri… View More

Trade is moving forward… USMCA is approved by the senate and the phase one trade deal is signed with China

by Fortem Financial January 21, 2020

The indices rose last week on the strength of the signing of Phase One trade agreement with China, the Senate’s passage of the USMCA agreement, positive economic reports and a good start to earnings season. The Russell 2000® Index (2.53%) led the major indices, followed by the Nasdaq (2.29%), the S&P 500® Index (1.97%) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (1.82%). On Wednesday, the U.S. and China signed the Phase One agreement; details of the deal address several long-standing concerns by th… View More

2020 Tax Updates

by Fortem Financial January 14, 2020

Congress, at almost the last minute, passed a large number of tax changes, including a number that affect retirement plans and will become effective in 2020, as well as extensions through 2020 for a number of tax provisions that had expired or were about to. The list of changes is quite large, so we have only included those that are most likely to affect our clients. We recommend following up with your accountant for a full list of tax changes and how they may affect your personal or business si… View More

Markets continue to move higher with the signing of the Phase 1 China trade agreement this week

by Fortem Financial January 13, 2020

Most of the equity markets edged higher this week despite the uncertainties in the Middle East; the Russell 2000® Index declined fractionally. For the week, the Nasdaq (1.75%) led the major indices followed by the S&P 500® Index (0.94%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (0.66%) and the Russell 2000® (-0.19%). The markets opened the week lower following last week’s assassination of Iran’s military leader General Soleimani by U.S. drones in Iraq. Iran then retaliated with a nighttime, n… View More

The Conflict in Iran

by Fortem Financial January 8, 2020

On Tuesday, January 7th, Iran launched a series of missile attacks against US military bases Al-Asad and Arbil with state sponsored television reporting that this is the “opening of Terahn’s revenge” for the US drone attack responsible for killing General Qassem Soleimani. Later, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif signaled this could be both the “beginning” and the “end” of the strikes against the US. These two conflicting statements leave us wondering what to expect. Our hearts … View More

Predictions for 2020 - A Modest Growth US Economy

by Fortem Financial January 6, 2020

At the beginning of each year, we like to share the top 10 predictions of an analyst we have followed for many years, Bob Doll, who is the Chief Equity Strategist at Nuveen. He has historically been right on more than 70% of these predictions, and for us, they serve as a broad overview of the current economic climate. Bob Doll's Top 10 Predictions for 2020: The world avoids recession in 2020 as U.S. GDP grows over 2% and global GDP grows over 3%. Inflation and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield … View More

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