{"id":3343,"date":"2024-12-02T14:18:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2024-12-02T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:18:05","slug":"theamcall-12022024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/theamcall-12022024\/","title":{"rendered":"The AM Call: Buy Now, Pay Later?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/post-election-investing-primer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-1024x215.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-1024x215.png 1024w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-1536x323.png 1536w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-2048x431.png 2048w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-1200x252.png 1200w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-6-1400x295.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broad U.S. equity markets hit new all-time highs in the holiday-shortened week last week. The S&amp;P 500 closed up by 1.1% to 6,032, and the Dow climbed by 1.4% to nearly 45,000. By sector, the rotation away from tech and into more defensive sectors continued, with consumer discretionary and healthcare leading the way while energy was the laggard. For the year-to-date, financials are the leader followed closely by communications, tech, and utilities, all up by more than 30%. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week-1200x637.png 1200w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-Last-Week.png 1329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD-1200x678.png 1200w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Sectors-YTD.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The month of November was the strongest month of the year, with the S&amp;P climbing 6% and the small-cap Russell 2000 index up by an impressive 11% as equity markets cheered the prospect of higher growth and less regulation in Donald Trump\u2019s second term as President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Markets-Comparison.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Markets-Comparison.png 702w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Equity-Markets-Comparison-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meanwhile, the holiday shopping season officially kicked off with some retailers encouraging consumers to \u201cBuy Now\u201d before the imposition of tariffs on imported goods. This followed comments from President-elect Trump calling for the imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, along with further tariffs on China. As shown below, the share of U.S. imports from China has been falling for several years already, a trend we expect to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Imports.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Imports.png 800w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Imports-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Imports-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elsewhere, October inflation data came in largely as expected. October PCE rose by 0.2% MoM and 2.3% YoY. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy climbed by 0.3% MoM and 2.8% YoY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-October-PCE.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-October-PCE.png 693w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-October-PCE-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We note substantial progress across various inflation metrics from the peaks in mid-2022. However, we are still not back to target, as inflation remains sticky more than two years after the peak.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Inflation-Comparison-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Inflation-Comparison-1.png 786w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Inflation-Comparison-1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Inflation-Comparison-1-768x451.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lastly, Personal Income and Spending for October were both solid. Personal Income rose by 0.6% MoM, better than expected. Personal Spending climbed by 0.4%, in-line with estimates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Personal-Income-and-Spending.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Personal-Income-and-Spending.png 689w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Personal-Income-and-Spending-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-week-ahead\"><strong>The Week Ahead <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the week ahead, we have November employment data. First up on Tuesday is JOLTS job openings for October, estimated at 7.47 million, up slightly from 7.44 million in September. On Wednesday, ADP payroll data is expected to show 158K jobs for November, solidly positive but a slowdown from 233K in October.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On Friday, we get the official employment report with nonfarm payrolls estimated to climb by 200K, compared to only a 12K increase in October. The October figure was impacted by storms and strikes, so there should be normalization in the November figures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Nonfarm-payrolls.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Nonfarm-payrolls.png 609w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Nonfarm-payrolls-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As well, the unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.1%, while average hourly earnings rise by 3.9% YoY (vs. 4.0% prior) and 0.3% MoM (vs. 0.4% prior).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Unemployment.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Unemployment.png 547w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Unemployment-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-market-summary-returns-and-yields\"><strong>Market Summary \u2013<\/strong><strong> Returns and Yields<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Weekly-Market-Table.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3354\" style=\"width:499px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Weekly-Market-Table.png 449w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Weekly-Market-Table-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.02.24-Weekly-Market-Table-300x484.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For additional insights, be sure to check out<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/theamcall-11252024\/\">\u00a0last week\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-definitions-sources-and-disclaimers\">Definitions, sources, and disclaimers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This content is being published by Amerant Investments, Inc (Amerant Investments), a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and member of FINRA\/SIPC. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill, endorsement, or approval. Amerant Investments is an affiliate of Amerant Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Definitions<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gross Domestic Product (GDP): <\/strong>A comprehensive measure of U.S. economic activity. GDP is the value of the goods and services produced in the United States. The growth rate of GDP is the most popular indicator of the nation&#8217;s overall economic health. Source: <em>Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GDPNow<\/strong> is not an official forecast of the Atlanta Fed. Rather, it is best viewed as a running estimate of real GDP growth based on available economic data for the current measured quarter. There are no subjective adjustments made to GDPNow\u2014the estimate is based solely on the mathematical results of the model. <em>In particular, it does not capture the impact of COVID-19 and social mobility beyond their impact on GDP source data and relevant economic reports that have already been released. It does not anticipate their impact on forthcoming economic reports beyond the standard internal dynamics of the model.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Current Employment Statistics (CES) <\/strong>program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm&nbsp;<strong>employment<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>hours<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>earnings<\/strong>&nbsp;of workers on payrolls. CES National Estimates produces data for the nation, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/sae\/\">CES State and Metro Area<\/a>&nbsp;produces estimates for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. Each month, CES surveys approximately 142,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 689,000 individual worksites. Source: <em>Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initial Claims: <\/strong>An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility. Source<em>: US Department of Labor (DOL).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Consumer Price Index (CPI):<\/strong>&nbsp;Is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available. Source: <em>Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The national&nbsp;<strong>unemployment rate: <\/strong>Perhaps the most widely known labor market indicator, this statistic reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. Source: <em>Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The number of people in the&nbsp;<strong>labor force<\/strong>. This measure is the sum of the employed and the unemployed. In other words, the labor force level is the number of people who are either working or actively seeking work.Source: <em>Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services:<\/strong>&nbsp;Estimated monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations. Source: <em>United States Census Bureau.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): <\/strong>Responsible for implementing Open market Operations (OMOs)&#8211;the purchase and sale of securities in the open market by a central bank\u2014which are a key tool used by the US Federal Reserve in the implementation of monetary policy. Source: <em>Federal Reserve.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Federal Funds Rate:<\/strong> Is the interest rate at which depository institutions trade federal funds (balances held at Federal Reserve Banks) with each other overnight. When a depository institution has surplus balances in its reserve account, it lends to other banks in need of larger balances. In simpler terms, a bank with excess cash, which is often referred to as liquidity, will lend to another bank that needs to quickly raise liquidity. Source: <em>Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The &#8220;core&#8221; PCE price index: <\/strong>Is defined as personal consumption expenditures (PCE) prices excluding food and energy prices. The core PCE price index measures the prices paid by consumers for goods and services without the volatility caused by movements in food and energy prices to reveal underlying inflation trends. Source: <em>Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Housing and Human Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U..S Department of the Treasury, Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Department of Commerce, data.gov, investor.gov, usa.gov, congress.gov, whitehouse.gov, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Morningstar, The International Monetary Funds (IMF), The World Bank (WB), European Central bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ), European Parliament, Eurostats, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), National Bureau of Statistics of the People&#8217;s Republic of China, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), World health organization (WHO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial Markets \u2013 Recent Prices and Yields, and Weekly, Monthly, and YTD (Table): Bloomberg, Weekly Market Data is in USD and refers to the following indices: Macro &amp; Market Indicators: Volatility (VIX); Oil (WTI); Dollar Index (DXA); Inflation (CPI YoY); Fixed Income: All U.S. Bonds (Bloomberg Aggregate Index); Investment Grade Corporates (Bloomberg US Corporate Index); US High Yield (Bloomberg High Yield Index), Treasuries (ICE BofA Treasury Indices); Equities: U.S. Industrials (Dow Jones Industrial Average); U.S. Large Caps (S&amp;P 500); U.S Tech Equities (Nasdaq Composite); European (MSCI Euope), Asia Pacific (MSCI AP), and Latin America Equities (MSCI LA); Sectors (S&amp;P 500 GICS Sectors) <strong>Source:<\/strong> Bloomberg. Fed Funds Rate probabilities, Source: CME FedWatch Tool. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Important Disclosures<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The views contained herein are not to be taken as advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any investment in any jurisdiction, nor is it a commitment from Amerant Investments, Inc. or any of its affiliates to participate in any of the transactions mentioned herein. Any forecasts, figures, opinions or investment techniques and strategies set out are for information purposes only, based on certain assumptions and current market conditions and are subject to change without prior notice. All information presented herein is considered to be accurate at the time of production. This material does not contain sufficient information to support an investment decision and it should not be relied upon by you in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities or products. In addition, users should make an independent assessment of the legal, regulatory, tax, credit and accounting implications and determine, together with their own professional advisers, if any investment mentioned herein is believed to be suitable to their personal goals. Investors should ensure that they obtain all available relevant information before making any investment. It should be noted that investment involves risks, the value of investments and the income from them may fluctuate in accordance with market conditions and taxation agreements and investors may not get back the full amount invested. Both past performance and yields are not reliable indicators of current and future results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Not FDIC Insured | Not Bank Guaranteed | May Lose Value | Not Insured By Governmental Agencies | Member FINRA\/SIPC, Registered Investment Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week Ahead Market Summary \u2013 Returns and Yields For additional insights, be sure to check out\u00a0last week\u2019s\u00a0blog post. Definitions, sources, and disclaimers This content is being published by Amerant Investments, Inc (Amerant Investments), a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and member of FINRA\/SIPC. 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