{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond Markets","title":"The Week in Markets: A top in the S&P 500 index may be in the making","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/613fdb37\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":738,"description":"The S&P 500 index’s internal indicators signal a top may be in the making. After two years of returns in excess of 20%, the index trades at a pricey forward price/earnings ratio of 22x. Renewed inflation concerns could be a catalyst for a serious correction. We remain fully invested but contemplate reducing risk at some point in the year. While the consensus among Wall Street strategists is that the S&P will rise 12% this year, studies show their accuracy as a group is less than 50%. As a group, they’ve also never predicted a down year, while in fact one in four years has historically had a negative return.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/11BnEfZU7rka4GVHoUpqhWArVzb8RoTTrwhLaXT0-wM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5NzI2LzE2MTY1/NzYyNDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}