Financial Transitions Advisors

Looking at 2020 market performanceand ignoring the path to getting thereit was not that unusual a year at all. For long-term investors, 2020 was another year of making steady progress toward long-term investing goals. 2021 may offer similar market performance, although we believe it will offer a smoother path and an economic environment that may simply feel better. More here: http://view.ceros.com/lpl/outlook-2021/p/7

The Chinese New Year (often called the Lunar New Year) will kick off Friday, February 12, and with it will begin the Year of the Ox. Although we would never suggest investing based on the zodiac signsit is interesting to note that the Year of the Ox has historically been quite strong for equities.

In the latest from LPL, they analyze the continued resiliency of the US economy and provide strong reasons for increasing their forecast for growth and corporate profits after stocks bounced back big time last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEPxLDQX168

Where is job growth headed as we sneak further into February? More form LPL, here: https://lplresearch.com//us-jobs-market-seeking-shot-in-t/

Does the Super Bowl winner have any impact on the stock market? Maybe not, but there are some interesting trends.

2020 was one of the most difficult years we’ve experienced: The worst pandemic in 100 years. A deep recession. A bear market. Election uncertainty. And yet, 2020 was a really good year for stocks. The market is forward-looking and has looked forward to better times. Here is what to look for with stocks in 2021: http://view.ceros.com/lpl/outlook-2021/p/5

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