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Blue Water’s Monthly Market Review: “Election Year Rally May Continue” September 20, 2012. Kevin M. Wilson, ChFC , PhD President/CEO/CIO. Dheenu Sivalingam, MBA AVP/CCO/Senior Analyst. Ted A. Pavlovich, WMS VP Wealth Management. Office: 218-464-4399 Toll Free: 877-327-5062
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Blue Water’s Monthly Market Review: • “Election Year Rally May Continue” September 20, 2012 Kevin M. Wilson, ChFC, PhD President/CEO/CIO Dheenu Sivalingam, MBA AVP/CCO/Senior Analyst Ted A. Pavlovich, WMS VP Wealth Management Office: 218-464-4399 Toll Free: 877-327-5062 Fax: 218-464-4397 Email: info@bluewater-cap.com www.bluewatercapitaladvisors.com 1405 Medical Arts Building 324 W. Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802 1
Eurozone GDP Still Falling
Chinese Economic Activity Reduced That Sinking Feeling
US Mfg. Indexes Dropping Sharply (Source: www.hussmanfunds.com)
Leading/Coincident Indicators Falling NR NR
The summer rally and its election year sequeldheenu v. sivalingam 13
The Seasonal and Not-So-Seasonal Facts Historically, there is a strong seasonality in the stock market where the majority of stock market gains have been made in the November-April time period–and this effect has become more pronounced in the past 50 years. Sell in May… 15
2012 S&P500 PR Q1: 12% Q2 :-3.29% Q3: ??? (Should be Positive) 18
The fed/ecb will (Continue to) intervene, but will it matter?Kevin M. Wilson 19
Fed Worried About Deficits And Diminishing Rate of GDP Growth
Fed Deeply Concerned About Structurally High Unemployment
Other Concerns Include Interest on the Debt… …and the “Fiscal Cliff” – But Note That Effects of Cliff Are Exaggerated
Structural Limitations on GDP Growth Make the Situation Precarious
Fed Bal. Sheet Assets Projected To Reach $3.5T in 2013 The Fed’s Response Has Been Bold Fed Will Now Buy $50B of MBS Per Month
Other Central Banks Have Printed Far More Than The Fed
In Spite of Monetary Support, Big Banks Are Just Piling The Money Up Instead of Lending It Out
Fed’s QE Has Simply Offset The Dips In the S & P 500 52 26 23 -58 -17 -20
Many Risk Assets Have Soared, But Especially Gold +166% +119%
Jan. 2000 Sept. 2012
The importance of income strategies TED A. PAVLOVICH 33
Valuations May Limit Upside SELL Aug. 2012 Aug. 2012 P/B Ratio = 2.20; Bond/Stock Yld. Ratio = 0.76 BUY
Avg. Expected Returns Are Low for Next 7 Years www.GMO.com, July 2012
It May Be That If Market Rally Continues, Obama Will Win… It May Be That If Market Corrects, Romney Will Win… Unless Something Else Happens! In Any Case, Money Printing Will Continue Around The World In This Environment, An Income Orientation May Work Well In This Environment, Gold May Help Offset Falling Dollar Summary & Conclusions KEVIN M. WILSON 39
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