“Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” – Sir John Templeton What This Means for Investors Templeton’s philosophy centered on the idea of contrarian investing. Here is how he broke down those four stages: • Pessimism (The Beginning): When things look the worst and everyone is selling, prices are at their …

McGowanGroup Wealth Management Q1 2026 Client Updates Cautious Optimism The State of the U.S. Economy The ending numbers for economic growth were above average and exceeded consensus expectations. U.S. 2025 economic growth annualized at 4.3% in Q3 2025. U.S. economic growth for Q4 2025, per The Atlanta Federal Reserve’s Real GDPNow projection, was estimated at 5.4% as of January 8th, …

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