Investments
Is Tech in DeepSeek?
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries and global competition, and understanding its market impact is critical. How do advancements like DeepSeek’s AI change the game? What does it mean for the global economy, technology stocks, and U.S.-China relations? In this episode, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group & Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist …
Ryan Detrick
January 29, 2025
DeepSeek: Did China Just Eat America’s AI Lunch?
DeepSeek, a small Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup, shook the AI world last weekend. In short, DeepSeek created an AI model that appears to be as powerful as the existing ones out there. And most importantly, they did it with much less money. DeepSeek’s AI chatbot also soared to the top of the Apple App …
Sonu Varghese
January 28, 2025
Under the Hood: Technology Earnings Preview
Technology stocks find themselves at a pivotal crossroads ahead of this earnings season. Price action and fundamentals are beginning to send mixed signals. Active equity investors are likely to scrutinize both the quarter’s results and full-year outlook for the sector’s constituents to assess whether forward estimates are attainable. The technology sector, as proxied by XLK …
Blake Anderson
January 27, 2025
Some Good News for the Bulls
“I am an optimist because I don’t see the point in being anything else.” Abraham Lincoln What a start to 2025, nearly picking up where 2024 left off. Yes, stocks fell in December and during the historically bullish Santa Claus Rally period, but the S&P 500 just made another new all-time high and is up …
Ryan Detrick
January 24, 2025
Guess Who’s Back
The investing world is buzzing as markets rally, inflation softens, and a familiar political figure makes headlines. How do these factors shape the current economic picture? What are the implications for portfolios and policies in the months ahead? In this episode, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro …
Ryan Detrick
January 22, 2025
Markets Have Cheered Trump Administration Post-Election, but Less Enthusiastically Than in 2016
The S&P 500 rallied 2.9% last week ahead of inauguration day, helped by some positive inflation news and a strong start to earnings season. The move pushed the index into positive territory for the year, although still 1.6% below the December 6, 2024 all-time high as of Friday. Monday was inauguration day, a good moment …
Barry Gilbert
January 22, 2025
Outlook 2025: Diversifying Diversifiers and Using Capital Efficiency to Do It
One thing we try to do with our 2025 Outlook: Animal Spirits, which we released last week, is translate our views into portfolio actions, since that’s ultimately what matters. You won’t have to dig far to see how our Carson House Views are woven throughout, making it convenient to access advice and insights that align …
Sonu Varghese
January 21, 2025
Outlook 2025: The Fed May Be Key in 2025, And We Just Got Some Good News
Carson Investment Research released our 2025 Outlook: Animal Spirits on Tuesday. As we highlighted there, we think that economic strengths clearly outweigh areas of weakness in the year ahead, and the opportunities likely have a higher probability of coming to fruition than the threats. We believe that economic momentum, an easing Federal Reserve (Fed), and …
Sonu Varghese
January 17, 2025
Our 2025 Outlook: Animal Spirits is here!
As we look ahead to 2025, we know the scars of high inflation in 2022 and the higher interest rates that came with it are still with us. We’ve seen it in global elections, where incumbents have been rejected across the political spectrum. We’ve seen it in consumer sentiment surveys, which have improved but remain …
Sonu Varghese
January 16, 2025
2025 Outlook
How do market strategies evolve amidst economic shifts, policy adjustments, and investor behavior? In this episode, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, share their 2025 outlook. They delve into economic growth, earnings, policy impacts, and the potential paths for stocks and bonds. Ryan …
Ryan Detrick
January 15, 2025
Innovations from CES 2025
The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) took place this past week. To say AI-focused products stole the spotlight would be an understatement – AI practically was the show. Leading the charge was Nvidia, with CEO Jensen Huang opening the conference to preview the company’s latest advancements. Other companies, such as Delta Airlines, displayed their AI …
Blake Anderson
January 13, 2025
The Labor Market Is Solid (for Now), But Is Good News Bad News?
There have been a few signs that risks to the labor market are tilted to the downside, but the December payroll report went a long way towards easing them. The economy created 256,000 jobs in December, blowing past expectations for a 165,000 increase. Monthly numbers can be noisy and so a 3-month average is helpful. …
Sonu Varghese
January 10, 2025