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The Beschloss Perspective

New Year Features Equity Market Records

While 2021 was a good rebound from the 2019 and 2020 markets, an unprecedented interest expanded small stocks and interest in bonds.

February 7, 2022
Morris Beschloss
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Although the booming impact of surging prices will hit the pockets of America’s individual and group buyers, this will have the opposite effect on the thousands of companies with brands in the stock markets. 

While 2021 was a good rebound from the 2019 and 2020 markets, an unprecedented interest expanded small stocks, which also generated enormous interest in bonds. Millions of workers, forced to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, watched numerous reports on TV about the U.S. stock market, which reached its all-time high since the beginning of the 21st century. 

People also watched the expanded markets in China, Europe, Latin America and even Russia, which had become the focus of the world’s most productive oil production.  

Although analysts warned the millions interested not to become too hasty after temporary setbacks, even those with limited amounts of cash available tended to get in touch with the increasing number of organizations offering to take whatever small or medium amounts the new interest in stock provided. 

As we move into the second month of 2022, it’s no exaggeration to predict that these U.S. equity markets will embrace the most voluminous markets ever seen. 

Exchange-Traded Funds Top More Than $1 Trillion 

A historical surge of cash has swept into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), spurring asset managers to launch new trading strategies that could be undone by a market downturn. 

Inflows into ETFs worldwide crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time by the end of November 2021. That wave of money, along with rising stock markets, pushed global ETFs to nearly $9.5 trillion, more than double where the industry stood by the end of November 2018. 

Most of the money had gone into low-cost U.S. funds that track indices run by the Vanguard Group, Block Rock Inc. and State Street Corp. Together, they control more than three-quarters of all U.S. ETF assets. 

Analysts said rising stock markets, including a 25-percent lift for the S&P 500 and a lack of high-yield alternatives, have boosted interests in ETF funding. An even higher number of investors is expected in these funds. 

It appears that asset managers are looking to actively managed funds with dimension. Firms such as Dimensional Fund Advisors have turned mutual funds into active ETF funds. Meanwhile, bigger funds have rolled out ETFs that mimic popular mutual funds, including Fidelity Investments, Magellan and blue chip growth funds. The stock market's bull run has helped broaden the ETF market. 

Corporate Profits Reach Record Highs

Much to everyone’s surprise, the last month of 2021 set new records in corporate profits. While such records in dollar terms are most unusual, the very timing of such an exception while inflation jumped up dramatically set analysts to determine this trend.

Despite jam-ups at the nation’s ports, preventing some major production, consumer demand for purchases as well as manufacturing usage caused an unusual monetary surge, lending major profits at the stock market levels.  

During the current business cycle, higher pay for shortages in needed workers added to the overall monetary liquidity availability. Relatively low-interest rates, as well as finished goods at any price, did their part. The pending highs of the U.S. federal government arena have already made itself felt, with hundreds of millions of dollars already available as the government lunges into the upgraded demand. 

Also, the Democrats and GOP are encouraging their corporate followers to lay purchase money on the line. Although this unexpected bulge may prove temporary, most private corporations substantially increase corporate stock market end results and gaining corporate profits.

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