Mid-year 2010 Investment OutlookMid-year 2010 Investment Outlook
As the Obama administration and Congress struggled to push financial reform legislation over the finish line, the financial markets enjoyed strong and relatively strong performance over the first half of 2010. This was consistent with the expectations set forth in my 2010 investment outlook (The Illusion of Calm, Trusts & Estates, January 2010). Equity and fixed income markets rallied toward the upper
June 1, 2010
Michael E. Lewitt
As the Obama administration and Congress struggled to push financial reform legislation over the finish line, the financial markets enjoyed strong and relatively strong performance over the first half of 2010. This was consistent with the expectations set forth in my 2010 investment outlook (“The Illusion of Calm,” Trusts & Estates, January 2010). Equity and fixed income markets rallied toward the upper end of the range of the price targets I anticipated as the U.S. and global economies showed signs of benefitting from the Herculean efforts by central banks and governments around the world to prevent an economic collapse. The S&P 500 was flirting with the 1200 level and corporate credit spreads were tightening through 55...
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