Comparing Small Cap Indexes and Factors in Performance

Liz Ann Sonders, the Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, tells us what to expect next year for the markets and the economy, and how investors should prepare. Plus, the Fed gave investors an early holiday gift by indicating three rate cuts in 2024, which sent the stock market soaring. But the recent rally hasn't totally convinced individual investors that these gains are here to stay. What are they waiting for?

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQYXqwNDA88

https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-dec-18-8416490

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2023/12/what-happens-after-a-20-up-year-in-the-stock-market/

https://www.investopedia.com/individual-investors-feel-emboldened-by-the-rally-leaning-more-into-stocks-and-etfs-8416125

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/santaclauseffect.asp

https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/market-outlook-whats-store-2024

https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/us-outlook-one-thing-leads-to-another

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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/santaclauseffect.asp

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