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Market Views - Economic Outlook 2016

Outlook 2015

Recommendations
For Business Executives For Investors
Recommendation Substandard economic growth presents dangers and opportunities
Recommendation Household wealth growing meagerly:
  • Sales growth problematic
  • Seek increased customer satisfaction to grow base
Recommendation Manufacturing slowdown to continue:
  • World demand sluggish
  • Better prospects domestically
Recommendation Commodity prices to remain low:
  • Caution towards producing commodities
  • Favor business segments utilizing commodities
  • Your suppliers’ overcapacity may mean bargains
Recommendation The Year of Unpredictability
Recommendation Key: Targeted Opportunities
Recommendation Domestic Stocks:
  • Lower expectations: correction possible
  • Indexing will bear brunt of volatility
  • Favor active management
  • Strong Dollar favors: small cap, discount stores
  • Cheap commodities benefit refiners, airlines, grocers and restaurants
  • Undervalued securities should lead
Recommendation Bonds:
  • Aggressive Fed rate hikes unlikely
  • Inflation will remain contained
  • Treasuries continue to attract international buyers
  • Avoid low quality bonds
  • Mixed returns across maturities
  • Remain flexible to manage interest rate risk
Recommendation Foreign Investments:
  • Beware heavy exporters to China
  • China to remain volatile
  • Opportunities in countries with progrowth policies (Ireland, U.K., India)
  • Look for oversold emerging markets (Argentina, Chile)

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