Musk and Trump, preparing for a soft landing with ETFs: Wealth!
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) are sinking while small caps (^RUT) are seeing a rebound of more than 10% in the last week. Wall Street Alliance Group Partner Aadil Zaman joins Wealth! host Alexandra Canal to discuss the pullback and how investors should be positioning their portfolios. June saw a 3% increase in housing starts, although single-family home construction remains at an eight-month low. John Burns Research & Consulting director of research Rick Palacios Jr. comes onto the program to provide insights into the current housing market construction dynamics. Palacios highlights a significant downturn in multi-family housing starts, noting a nearly 23% year-over-year decline. While the majority of investors are confident the economy will see the Fed's goal of a soft landing, some worry that hard landing risks are underpriced amid a slowing consumer labor market and government spending. BlackRock Head of iShares Investment Strategy Americas Kristy Akullian breaks down how investors can manage risk and protect themselves in the event that a soft landing is not achieved. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to contribute $45 million monthly to a Trump Super PAC in support of the former president's reelection campaign. This move comes despite potential conflicts with Trump's policy direction, as Trump's current vice presidential pick, Senator JD Vance (R-Oh.) seeks to eliminate nearly $100 billion in electric vehicle subsidies through his proposed "Drive American Act." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino