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Someone who invested $1,000 in Apple stock when it went public in 1980 would have $2.6 million today (excluding dividends). Yet the company is increasingly dependent on the iPhone, with more than half its revenue coming from iPhone sales. *1
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In 2026, value stocks have significantly outperformed growth stocks, with the Russell 1000 Value Index up 2.4% while the Russell 1000 Growth Index is down 9.1%, marking the largest gap since 2022. *2
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The share of U.S. workers holding multiple jobs has remained similar to 1994 levels. However, in 1994, 68% of multiple job holders lacked a college degree, versus just 49.2% today. 3
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Legal sports betting is expected to exceed $3B during NCAA basketball tournaments. Studies show that the likelihood of a personal bankruptcy filing can rise by 25% or more in states where betting is legal. 3
- WSJ – “Apple Turns 50. The iPhone Can’t Drive the Stock Forever.”
- Bloomberg – “One of the Stock Market’s Last Havens Is Now at Risk.”
- MFS – “Beyond the News"
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Economic Calendar
Monday:
ISM Services (March)
Tuesday:
Durable Goods Orders (Feb), Durable Goods ex Transportation (Feb), Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee speaks, Consumer Credit (Feb), Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks
Wednesday:
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly speaks, FOMC Meeting Minutes
Thursday:
Personal Income (Feb), Personal Spending (Feb), PCE Index (Feb), PCE Year over Year, Core PCE Index (Feb), Core PCE Year over Year, GDP Second Revision (Q4), Initial Jobless Claims (week of April 4), Wholesale Inventories (Feb)
Friday:
Consumer Price Index (March), CPI Year over Year, Core CPI (March), Core CPI Year over Year, Factory Orders (Feb), Consumer Sentiment Preliminary (April)
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