The Mark Lund Growth Report for Monday, June 29, 2015

CONSUMER SPENDING INCREASES 0.9%
This May gain represents quite a change from the mere 0.1% improvement recorded by the Commerce Department for April. It appears households have started to spend some of the money they saved on fuel and energy costs this winter. Consumer incomes rose 0.5% in May, replicating their April advance.1

HOUSEHOLDS FEEL MORE OPTIMISTIC
The University of Michigan announced a final June reading of 96.1 for its consumer sentiment index – its highest mark since January. Analysts polled by Briefing.com had expected no change from the final May reading of 94.6.2

HOUSING MARKET LEAVES DOLDRUMS BEHIND
A 2.2% increase in May took new home buying to a level unseen since February 2008: an annualized pace of 546,000 units. Moreover, the Census Bureau reported a 19.5% year-over-year gain for new home purchases. Existing home sales rose 5.1% in May according to the National Association of Realtors, nearing a 6-year peak.3

SILVER LINING IN DURABLE GOODS, Q1 GDP NUMBERS
America’s economy shrank 0.2% in Q1 according to the final estimate of the federal government, but that was an improvement from the 0.7% setback previously announced. Census Bureau data showed hard goods orders down 1.8% in May, but they were actually up 0.5% last month with transportation orders factored out.1

5-DAY LOSSES FOR THE 3 MAJOR INDICES
The impasse between Greece and its creditors weighed on global equity markets last week, including ours. Across five trading days, the Dow gave back 0.38% to settle Friday at 17,947.02. The Nasdaq lost 0.71% on the week to a Friday settlement of 5,080.51 while the S&P 500 slipped 0.40% to wrap the week at 2,101.61.4

THIS WEEK: Monday, the NAR offers its May pending home sales index and Paychex reports Q2 results. Tuesday sees the release of the Conference Board’s June consumer confidence index, April’s S&P Case/Shiller home price index and earnings from ConAgra Foods. The third quarter kicks off Wednesday with the arrival of ISM’s June factory PMI, the June Challenger job cuts report, ADP’s June employment change report and earnings from Constellation Brands and General Mills. As the federal government observes the July 4 holiday on Friday, the Labor Department’s June jobs report will appear on Thursday along with the latest initial jobless claims numbers and the Commerce Department’s report on May factory orders. Wall Street will be closed for business on Friday.

% CHANGE Y-T-D 1-YR CHG 5-YR AVG 10-YR AVG
DJIA +0.70 +6.53 +15.39 +7.44
NASDAQ +7.27 +16.02 +25.70 +14.84
S&P 500 +2.07 +7.38 +19.04 +7.65
REAL YIELD 6/26 RATE 1 YR AGO 5 YRS AGO 10 YRS AGO
10 YR TIPS 0.57% 0.26% 1.21% 1.62%

Sources: wsj.com, bigcharts.com, treasury.gov – 6/26/155,6,7,8
Indices are unmanaged, do not incur fees or expenses, and cannot be invested into directly. These returns do not include dividends. 10-year TIPS real yield = projected return at maturity given expected inflation.

WEEKLY QUOTE

“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”

– Madeleine L’Engle

WEEKLY TIP

Are you a sole proprietor? If so, see if any net earned income you receive from your business entity may be subject to self-employment tax. This is also worth looking at if you are a manager in an LLC or an active partner in a partnership.

WEEKLY RIDDLE

Constantly hungry, I must always be fed – and any finger I touch will soon turn red. What am I?

Last week’s riddle:
What falls yet does not make noise?

Last week’s answer:
Night.

Citations.
1 – briefing.com/investor/calendars/economic/2015/06/22-26 [6/26/15]
2 – briefing.com/Investor/Calendars/Economic/Releases/mich.htm [6/26/15]
3 – nasdaq.com/article/us-new-home-sales-climb-to-sevenyear-high-in-may-20150623-00645 [6/23/15]
4 – markets.on.nytimes.com/research/markets/usmarkets/usmarkets.asp [6/26/15]
5 – markets.wsj.com/us [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=6%2F26%2F14&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=6%2F26%2F14&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=6%2F26%2F14&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=6%2F25%2F10&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=6%2F25%2F10&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=6%2F25%2F10&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=DJIA&closeDate=6%2F27%2F05&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=COMP&closeDate=6%2F27%2F05&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
6 – bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/default.asp?symb=SPX&closeDate=6%2F27%2F05&x=0&y=0 [6/26/15]
7 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield [6/26/15]
8 – treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyieldAll [6/26/15]

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Mark K. Lund is the author of The Effective Investor, a #1 Best Seller, and founder of Stonecreek Wealth Advisors, Inc. an independent, fee-only, Registered Investment Advisory firm. He has provided articles for or been quoted in: The Wall Street Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Enterprise Newspaper, The Utah Business Connect Magazine, US News & World Report, and Newsmax.com, just to name a few.  Mark publishes two newsletters called, “The Mark Lund Growth Report” and “Mark Lund on Money.”  Mark provides CPE (continuing professional education) courses for CPAs.  You may also have seen him on KUTV Channel 2, or as a guest speaker at a local association or business. Mark provides investment and retirement planning services for individuals and 401(k) consulting for small businesses. In his book, The Effective Investor, Mark exposes the false narrative magazines, media, big Wall Street firms, and most advisors want you to believe. The good news is that Mark will show you that you don’t need their speculative ways of investing in order to be a successful investor. Get a free copy when you schedule your initial consultation.

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