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S&P 500 and Nasdaq’s different moves

much has been written about the disconnect between Wall Street (the markets) and Main Street (the consumer) as unemployment remains above 10% in the US while markets soar higher, with the Nasdaq hitting new all-time highs recently.

As I have previously written, there are two drivers of this disconnect. The first is that markets look forward 12 to 18 months into the

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