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The Federal Reserve has been walking a tightrope, and so far, it has kept its balance. Will this continue? Read our Q2 2024 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q2 2024 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors “The Fed’s job is like a tightrope walker trying to keep their balance while walking on a thin rope. One misstep and they could fall into a recession or cause inflation to spiral out of control.” Laurence Ball, Professor of… Read More

The stock market loves a great narrative. Since October of 2022, investors have believed the lowering of inflation would drive the market up. Has this narrative of lower inflation run its course? Read our Q1 2024 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q1 2024 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors A compelling narrative fosters an illusion of inevitability.” Daniel Kahneman   The stock market loves a great narrative and that is what we’ve had since October of 2022. As you recall at that time, inflation had skyrocketed to 9%, interest… Read More

We are pleased to announce that L&S Advisors, Inc. named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q4 2023.

L&S Advisors, Inc. Named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for 4Q 2023 | L&S Advisors Los Angeles, California—February 21, 2024— L&S Advisors, Inc. announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies for 4Q 2023. The highly anticipated list, published… Read More

As we close 2023 and look to begin 2024, we are reminded of our nursery rhyme days and the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Is the temperature of the market “just right?” Read our Q4 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q4 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors The Goldilocks Market is Just Right As we remember from our nursery rhyme days, Goldilocks entered the house of the Three Bears and began tasting the porridge. The first bowl was “too hot”, the second bowl was “too cold”, and… Read More

We are pleased to announce that L&S Advisors, Inc. named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q3 2023.

L&S Advisors, Inc. Named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for 3Q 2023 | L&S Advisors Los Angeles, California—November 17, 2023— L&S Advisors, Inc. announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies for 3Q 2023. The highly anticipated list, published… Read More

The markets may need some Altoids as it has been suffering from some Bad Breadth. Can it get better? Read our Q3 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q3 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors The Market Has Bad Breadth. Can It Get Better? Interest rates are approaching 5% on the 10-year Treasury, which has sent mortgage rates north of 8%. Mortgage rates have not been this high in over 20 years. High interest rates… Read More

The Super Seven are the larger-than-life figures of today’s stock market environment comprised of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Alphabet. Are they heroes or villains? Read our Q2 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q2 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors The Super Seven: Masked Heroes or Villains The Super Seven are the larger-than-life figures of today’s stock market environment comprised of Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Alphabet. Apple hovers near a $3 trillion valuation, Microsoft $2.5 trillion, and… Read More

A widely watched indicator on Wall Street did the unthinkable last year as the dreaded inverted yield curve raised its ugly head signaling a recession was on its way. Is this recession ever going to show up? Read our Q1 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q1 2023 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors Waiting for Godot   A widely watched indicator on Wall Street did the unthinkable last year as the dreaded inverted yield curve raised its ugly head signaling a recession was on its way. In normal economic times, longer-dated treasuries yield… Read More

We are pleased to announce that L&S Advisors, Inc. named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q4 2022.

L&S Advisors, Inc. Named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q4 2022 | L&S Advisors Los Angeles, California—March 3, 2023— L&S Advisors, Inc. announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies for Q4 2022. The highly anticipated list, published… Read More

Investors are looking for two different outcomes for 2023. The first scenario is that we are heading for an economic recession. The other group believe these headwinds have been discounted. Where do we stand? Read our Q4 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q4 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”— Vince Lombardi   Last year proved challenging for the market as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates aggressively to counteract high inflation. Higher interest rates and the prospect… Read More

For years now, the markets have been in love with TINA. But alas, someone new has come to town and the markets are now in love with TARA. Who are TINA and TARA you may ask? We offer our views in our Q3 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook.

Q3 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors Out with TINA and In with TARA   TINA, TINA, TINA, how we loved you so. For more years than we can count, you were the apple of our eye but, sadly, now you’re gone. Not all is lost. Someone… Read More

We are pleased to announce that L&S Advisors, Inc. named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q2 2022.

L&S Advisors, Inc. Named to PSN Top Guns List of Best Performing Strategies for Q2 2022 | L&S Advisors Los Angeles, California—September 13, 2022— L&S Advisors, Inc. announced today it has been named to the celebrated PSN Top Guns List of best performing separate accounts, managed accounts, and managed ETF strategies for Q2 2022. The highly anticipated list, published… Read More

We are pleased to share that Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst Matthew Nussbaum CFA was featured in 2022 Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program Newsletter. https://www.lsadvisors.com/news/matthew-nussbaum-cfa-featured-in-2022-benjamin-graham-value-investing-program-newsletter/

Matthew Nussbaum CFA Featured in 2022 Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program Newsletter | L&S Advisors Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst Matthew Nussbaum CFA was featured in 2022 Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program Newsletter. Founded in February 2018, the Benjamin Graham Value Investing Program is part of the UCLA School of Economics and gives undergraduate economics… Read More

Why did inflation escape from the bottle it’s been in for 4 decades? We offer our views in our Q2 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q2-2022-quarterly-review-outlook/

Q2 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors “Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.” — Ronald Reagan   1980 saw the “Miracle on Ice”, the beginning of CNN, the introduction of Post-It notes, and… Read More

The first quarter of 2022 began with a sizable sell‐off; but, as cooler heads prevailed, the markets began a big recovery rally. Where do we go from here? We offer our views in our Q1 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q1-2022-quarterly-review-outlook/

Q1 2022 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors “The World Has a Funny Way of Not Coming to an End” — James Grant   The first quarter of 2022 began with a sizable sell off as the markets responded quite negatively to a big jump in inflation, rising… Read More

We are pleased to announce that L&S has been awarded a 5-Star Category and numerous other Top Guns Designations by Informa Financial Intelligence. https://www.lsadvisors.com/news/ls-advisors-inc-awarded-a-5-star-category-and-numerous-other-top-guns-designations-by-informa-financial-intelligence/

L&S Advisors, Inc. Awarded a 5-Star Category and Numerous Other Top Guns Designations by Informa Financial Intelligence | L&S Advisors Los Angeles, California—February 17, 2022— L&S Advisors, Inc. has been awarded a PSN Top Guns 5-Star distinction by Informa Financial Intelligence’s PSN manager database, North America’s longest running database of investment managers. In addition, L&S was also awarded with a… Read More

How can the market do this well given this current tumultuous environment and the potential future prospects of higher inflation and higher interest rates? We offer our views in our Q4 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q4-2021-quarterly-review-outlook/

Q4 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein   The markets ended 2021 with strong gains even in the face of uncertainties regarding inflation, supply chain disruptions, and the outbreaks of… Read More

Imagine how strong the economy will be when the supply chain issues get much closer to being resolved. While valuations are high, we continue to believe the opportunities outweigh the risks. We offer our views in our Q3 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q3-2021-quarterly-review-outlook/

Q3 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. — Abraham Lincoln     Last quarter we remarked at how far the U.S. economy had come since the beginning of the year when… Read More

L&S Advisors is constantly seeking to add qualified, talented individuals to our firm. Please check out our Career Opportunities page for our current openings. https://www.lsadvisors.com/career-opportunities/

Now that we are trying to throw the switch to turn global economies back on, why are we surprised that there are problems along the way? We offer our views in our Q2 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q2-2021-quarterly-review-outlook/

Despite the high number of vaccinations and expected significant economic growth, the stock markets often find something to worry about. We offer our views on what the markets may be worrying about now in the Q1 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook. https://www.lsadvisors.com/insight/q1-2021-quarterly-review-outlook/

Q1 2021 Quarterly Review & Outlook | L&S Advisors Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. — Attributed to Albert Einstein   In the topsy turvy world that has been the stock market this first quarter of 2021, those industries and… Read More