Planning Briefs
Hiddenomics™ Challenge: Find The Leading Economic Indicators
Published Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at: 7:00 AM EST
The leading economic indicators (LEI) are part of this picture, but this quiz will help you see the forest for trees. Just like this picture of change, the economic picture is always changing right in front of us, making it hard to see even the most obvious trends unfolding in front of us.
To be clear, the picture includes the trendline of two decades of monthly LEI data, a period encompassing the decade-long expansion already in progress, plus the two preceding expansions and recessions. Can you see the hidden trend?
Here's what you're looking for: the index of leading economic indicators. The LEI declined slightly in October after going nowhere for five months. The sideways LEI fueled a new round of frightening stories in the media.
© 2024 Advisor Products Inc. All Rights Reserved.
More articles
- 20-Second Year-End Tax Planning Quiz For Pre-Retirees
- Last Chance In 2019 For Pre-Retired Professionals & Biz Owners
- The Fed Just Cut Rates Again; What's It Mean To You?
- Fed Actions Are Driving Markets
- Navigating Required Minimum Distributions
- Four Retirement Income Withdrawal Methods
- Education Tax Credits Primer
- Two Overlooked Surprises Of 2019 To Track In 2020
- How Negative Yields In Europe Could Drive Stocks Higher
- Will Negative Rates Abroad Boost U.S. Stocks?
- Tax Law Changes Delayed But Not Dead
- About The Weakness In Manufacturing
- Is The Inverted Yield Curve The Financial Fakeout Of 2019?
- Retirement Income Alert: Do You Own A $1 Million Plus IRA In A High Income-Tax State?
- How Can We Help You Die In Peace?