Impel Wealth Management Moving Life Forward
June 16, 2021

This Week from Jesse W. Hurst, II
CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ • AIF® ACCREDITED INVESTMENT FIDUCIARY
Investylitics Monthly Report
Horizon Advisor Network Investment Committee
June 16, 2021
Executive Summary

  • After less than a 5% pullback in early May, the S&P 500 has resumed its upward trajectory and has recently hit new all-time highs.

  • Recent economic reports continue to show the economy growing strongly. However, there are some questions about whether we are nearing peak growth, as stimulus checks and government assistance move to the rearview mirror.

  • For the second month in a row, the unemployment report was disappointing with far fewer jobs created than expected. This was against a backdrop of record job openings, as employers struggle to hire qualified employees in this environment.

  • From a technical standpoint, the market has bounced off its 50-day moving average four times in the last six months.

  • The Federal Reserve Bank continues the narrative that inflation risks are temporary or transitory and is continuing to support the economy by buying $120 billion a month of treasury and mortgage bonds.
 
 
The Horizon Advisor Network Investment Committee met on the afternoon of June 8th, 2021. We are pleased with the current allocation and performance of our model portfolios, which continue to be in line or above their risk adjusted, asset allocation benchmarks over the most recent one-, three- and five-year periods of time. The previous adjustments made by the committee to our various models have us positioned well for the current economic environment. 
 
After a relatively short and shallow pull back of less than 5% in the early part of May, the S&P 500 has resumed its upward march and has hit new all-time highs this week. Over the last six months the S&P 500 has traded down to its 50-day moving average four separate times. Each time it has bounced off this support level and continued to move higher, as economic data and continued fiscal support from the U.S. government has supported asset prices.
 
Recent economic reports continue to show the economy growing strongly and rebounding from last year's COVID-19 shut-downs, quarantines, and social distancing requirements. The most recent ISM services report hit a new all-time record high. This is very important, as the service sector represents more than 85% of economic activity. There is, however, some question and concerns among the various market strategists and economists followed by the committee that we may be nearing peak growth in the coming months. This does not mean that the economy will necessarily go backwards, it just means that future growth may not be as strong as we have recently experienced. This is primarily due to various forms of government stimulus fading from current impact. This has been reflected by the U.S. Citi Economic Surprise Index coming back down from its post pandemic highs.
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Unfortunately, employers are having a hard time encouraging people back to work. Many find themselves competing against the federal government’s enhanced unemployment benefits, which has encouraged people to not seek work at the present time. These benefits will be ending at the end of June in a number of states across the country, and the rest are set to expire in late September. The most recent JOLTS report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed more than nine million jobs open. This is nearly one million more than we had the previous month, and a new all-time high for the second month in a row. Unfortunately, job growth was disappointing for the second month in a row, with less than 600,000 new jobs created last month and less than 300,000 jobs created the month before. Both months had expectations for one million or more jobs to be created.
 
The Federal Reserve Bank will be meeting again this week. They continue to support the narrative that inflation risks are temporary or transitory. They say that these numbers will come back down as supply chain issues are addressed, and once base effects fade into the past. We will continue to monitor this. The Federal Reserve Bank is continuing to support the economy, the bond market, and the banking system by buying $120B per month of Treasury and mortgage bonds. This comes in a strongly growing economy. As of June 9th, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model estimates real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2021 of 9.3 percent. For comparison purposes the Fed was buying a maximum of $85B per month of Treasury and mortgage bonds after the Great Financial Crisis. This has helped keep interest rates on 10-year Treasuries at relatively low levels, even as year over year inflation hits the highest level that we have seen in many years. Last week’s CPI report showed core inflation running at the hottest level in nearly thirty years.
Our committee believes that we have allocated our model portfolios in a way that allows us to manage these various economic and political uncertainties. We will continue to monitor these trends and stand ready to make adjustments if and when necessary. We thank you, our trusted friends and clients. We will do everything we can to continue to earn that trust. Should you have any questions regarding these notes, please do not hesitate to reach out to your advisor. Thanks, and have a great day.

INVESTYLITICS TEAM OF HORIZON ADVISOR NETWORK

Jesse Hurst - Chair, Impel Wealth Management

Nathan Ollish - Impel Wealth Management

Clint Gautreau, Horizon Financial Group

Kevin Myers, ATL Global

Joy Schlie, FHT Financial Advisors

Sincerely,

Jesse W. Hurst, CFP®, AIF®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Financial Advisor
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