Personal Wealth Management / Market Analysis

Market Insights Podcast: A Recap of Our 2017 Forecast

In this podcast, Group Vice President of Corporate Communications Naj Srinivas speaks with Group Vice President of Client Services Erik Renaud and about our previous forecast for 2017 and how markets performed relative to our predictions.

Time stamps:

00:30 – Our previous 2017 forecast
02:50 – How long can the bull market go?
03:40 – Average bull market lifetime
05:00 – Our previous 2017 economic forecast
06:30 – Political impact on stocks in 2017
09:30 – Tax reform’s market impact
12:30 – Foreign leadership in 2017
14:00 – Market sentiment moving forward

Additional Resources:

Time to Talk About Tax Reform, MarketMinder, 08/31/2017
How Do We Know Where We Are in the Sentiment Cycle, MarketMinder, 12/14/2017
Eurozoom, MarketMinder, 12/07/2017


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*The content contained in this article represents only the opinions and viewpoints of the Fisher Investments editorial staff.

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