2020 Market Outlook Webinar Recap

Written by Tyler Morris | January, 2020

Time to Read: 3 Minutes

Central banks around the world supported the rally in equity markets in 2019. We continue to see signs of global economic recovery but expect more market volatility in 2020 than we saw in 2019. We remain slightly underweight equities and overweight on high-quality bonds while we continue to assess the potential global recovery. Here are our key takeaways from Stratos Private Wealth’s 2020 Market Outlook Webinar:

US and global economy appear to be stabilizing after central bank accommodation
Record expansion can continue as inflation and credit conditions remain in check. Geopolitics is the likely risk for 2020.
2019 Equity performance driven by multiple expansion. Expect single digit earnings increase for 2020
Stocks modestly expensive to history but look attractive compared to bonds
Ideal scenario would be enough of a correction to get into pessimistic reading while economies continue to improve
Stratos Private Wealth waiting for the opportunity to get more aggressive, should the stars align

Today it’s important to fight the urge to be overly fearful or greedy. This can be especially difficult to do, after a decade of capital market appreciation and a stellar 2019 for U.S. stocks. Expect Stratos Private Wealth to make investment changes based on the weight of the evidence – not the headlines or emotion of the day.

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