Conference Board CEO Business Confidence – Expectations for Economy 6 Months Ahead CEOs in the U.S. remain pessimistic about economic conditions. Outside of U.S. recession, CEO confidence has never been so low. Picture source: Pictet Asset Management
Conference Board CEO Confidence Chart showing that CEOs in the U.S. remain pessimistic about current economic conditions. Picture source: Morgan Stanley Research
Inequality: CEO Compensation vs. Typical Worker Compensation in the U.S. CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978, while typical worker compensation has risen by only 12%. Picture source: Economic Policy Institute
CEO Confidence & Business Confidence Deutsche Bank points out that something happened to CEO confidence and business confidence when the trade war escalated in 2018H2. Picture source: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Jamie Dimon: CEOs optimistic about business outlook Jamie Dimon is Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase and Sylvia Mathews Burwell is the American University’s 15th president. They speak about the state of the U.S. economy with CNBC’s Kayla Tausche. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeY9k_VHzE
Number of Small-Cap M&A Deals At 10-Year High The number of small-cap deals is expected to continue to grow, because CEOs are under pressure to increase profits Picture source: Legg Mason
Investing Like Sheep (w/ Jeff Gundlach) | Future Fears “People want to be told what to think. I don’t! People need to listen with the mind as well as their ears, and not just repeat what they heard.” – Jeffrey Gundlach, founder and CEO of DoubleLine Capital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLf9tGq2Vv4
The stock market vs. the economy explained Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, explains the relationship between the stock market and the economy. His analogy is quite simple: the dog is the stock market and the man walking the dog is the economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59im9CtR9YI
The words and wisdom of investing legend Jack Bogle Jack Bogle, founder and CEO of Vanguard, is credited with creating the first index fund. He did as much for investors than any Nobel prize winner.
Treasury Bond Maven Robert Kessler Warns of Recession Ahead & Where to Take Shelter Robert Kessler is founder and CEO of The Kessler Companies and manager of fixed-income portfolios. He discusses with Consuelo Mack on WealthTrack why a recession is coming.
