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April 28, 2025 Investor Insights

Investor Insights

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Gold Forever?

April 28, 2025

Enjoy this week's "Investor Insights," a weekly newsletter that highlights the financial news you need and provides tips and tricks for making better investment decisions. 

 

  • Since 1983, college tuition has increased by 899%, far outpacing inflation, which rose 225%. The one silver lining is that since 2020, private and public school tuition has fallen by –5.8% and –9.8%, respectively. 1
  • Although gold is up around 30% this year, investors may want to remember that the metal does not shine through all market cycles. In fact, at a price of $3,300, gold has still not exceeded its 1980 high when adjusted for inflation. *2
  • Zillow economists now project a 1.7% drop in U.S. home prices from March 2025 to March 2026.  There are fewer buyers since home prices rose an astounding 40% during the pandemic, and 30-year mortgage rates remain above 6%. 3
  • Import volumes at the Port of Los Angeles show a significant slowdown in international trade. During the week of May 4-10, only 77,097 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) were imported, which is down 30.81% from last year. 4

Sources:

  1. MFS - "Beyond the News"
  2. WSJ - "The Mistake You’re Making in Today’s Stock Market—Without Even Knowing It"
  3. Fast Company - "Zillow turns full-blown housing market bear—just look at its new forecast"
  4. Apollo - "Port of Los Angeles Import Volumes"

*Past performance is not indicative of future performance

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