The U.S. Consumer Strikes Back
With everyone paying attention to the U.S. election, the more interesting backstory that is beginning to take shape is the remarkable recovery of the U.S. consumer. As the media continues to pay attention to COVID case counts, stimulus negotiations, and of course, the U.S. election, U.S. consumer incomes are rising, credit scores are recovering, unemployment claims are at cycle lows, and believe it or not, U.S. consumer wealth is close to recovery highs.
The bottom line is that the divergence between pessimistic sentiment and positive real data is creating an excellent moment to invest for the nimble investor. As a result, we are positioning client portfolios in companies that stand to benefit from the return of the U.S. consumer.
In this week’s market update, we will review market symptoms ahead of the U.S. election to assess any hidden risks, as well as potential areas of opportunity. Specifically, we want to measure the breadth of the U.S. stock market to see if more or less stocks are participating in the rally and which sectors are leading the charge. Second, the presentation will take viewers through our valuation framework by not just looking at assets on an absolute basis but using a relative valuation framework to review current and prospective investments. Lastly, we will wrap things up with a credit market and economic health check.
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