by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Nov 3, 2026 | Recent Commentary
Today is election day. While the outcomes of the elections are not a foregone conclusion, bettors on prediction market Kalshi give the Democrats a 90% chance of taking control of the House and a 63% shot at the Senate. Wall Street generally prefers a divided...
by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Oct 1, 2026 | Recent Commentary
WHAT WE LEARNED IN SEPTEMBER Here is a typical day in September: Oil up, bond yields up, stocks down. At first glance, the link between higher oil and higher Treasury yields seems obvious, and Fed Chairman Warsh and his committee concluded it had to respond. So...
by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Sep 1, 2026 | Recent Commentary
WILL HIGHER INTEREST RATES BE A BULL-BUSTER? Long-term bond yields are going up around the globe. The countries affected have a wide variety of fiscal backdrops and central bank policy rates suggesting the cause is something other than a deficit or a signal from a...
by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Jul 28, 2026 | Recent Commentary
We got very good news on the inflation front a couple of weeks ago (CPI and PPI reports) that sent rate hike odds for this week’s Fed meeting down to near 0%. However, over the last week we have seen a sharp pick-up in the odds of a rate hike as oil prices have spiked...
by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Jul 1, 2026 | Recent Commentary
THE LAG SEVEN The “Magnificent 7” stocks (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Nvidia and Tesla) led the stock market’s gains in 2023, 2024 and part of 2025. These same stocks as a group are lagging badly in 2026, and put into question whether...
by Clearview Wealth Solutions | Jun 2, 2026 | Recent Commentary
WARNING SIGNS FOR THE U.S. BULL MARKET On occasion we are told we are overly optimistic investors – maybe even perma-bulls. We are not perma-bulls but do tend to be very optimistic. Our position remains that optimistic investors do better than pessimists. After...
