Monthly Market Monitor – September 2017

Good Afternoon,

MONTHLY MARKET MONITOR OCTOBER 2017

Attached is the updated Monthly Market Monitor put together by Eaton Vance. Below are two slides that I found useful.

This is a historical correlation table for major asset classes over the past 5 and 10 years. This is useful to point out the superior diversification benefits provided by certain asset classes over others. Also, depending on time period, correlations can adjust slightly.

I know this is something that we continue to reference, but here is another snapshot displaying that earnings growth has been very strong of late, both in the U.S. and globally.