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Post-Labor Day, things better 2021 vs 2020 and last 7 days encouraging. Investors seem overly focused on stagflation/inflation risks

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STRATEGY: Investors seem overly focused on stagflation/inflation risks

PERSPECTIVE: Labor Day 2021 vs 2020 --> things are materially better in 2021
Labor Day 2021 is over. While this means "school is back in session," from a financial market's perspective, it also means investors are "back to work" -- the focus will be the final months of 2021. And as we have written about in past reports, we think we are in the midst of an "everything rally." In the near term, we see this throughout the month of September and certainly into YE, but the unknown is October itself.

For the most part, Americans have more things to celebrate in 2021 compared to 2020. COVID-19, while still a pandemic, is less threatening to the average American because of the development of vaccines and therapeutics. And there is generally better understanding of transmission risk:

- COVID-19 is primarily transmitted via aerosol and less via surfaces
- more schools are back in physical session, boosting learning
- more Americans are vaccinated
- general hysteria levels have decreased

Thus, versus a year, we should general...

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