After being long US stocks for several weeks we began to move back defensive on Tuesday and finished moving defensive today at the market close.

In early to mid-January we exited US Stocks and High Yield Bonds, and later sold our International stock exposure. Those trades occurred during the early part of a downturn that saw the S&P move into correction territory, while the NASDAQ Composite index briefly moved into a bear market.

It seems impossible to escape inflation nowadays, and Thanksgiving this year is set to hit Americans’ wallets harder as they fork over more to pay for their favorite feast of fowl. In this latest S&P Global Market Intelligence article, Toews CEO and Portfolio Manager Phil Toews explains how he thinks stocks have become a powerful hedge against inflation in today’s

Wednesday’s inflation print is further confirmation that inflation is here, it’s real, and it’s likely to continue at least into 2022. The ramifications of this are not fully grasped by most. But historical precedent gives solid clues about how this this may play out. Given the vulnerability of both core asset classes, advisors should not ignore clear signals. The FED