Monday, February 1, 2010

Economic Dashboard

Assessing where we stand in the economic recovery is complicated and filled with conflicting information. Russell developed a simple to understand economic recovery dashboard that we thought you might enjoy.

http://www.russell.com/helping-advisors/markets/economicrecoverydashboard.asp

The dashboard
shows you whether or not the economy is returning to more typical behavior. It is a snapshot of current conditions in the market relative to their typical-long term ranges. You can also click on each of the economic indicators for a more detailed perspective. It is not meant to serve as a direct prediction regarding the future performance of any economic or financial market, but it is a useful tool in illustrating the extremes that many of the indicators reached in the last few years and their return to normalcy.