First, review the module resources in order to enhance and deepen your knowledge of the five key investment concepts that every investor should be aware of:
Evaluating investment performance
Diversifying portfolios
Asset allocation
Investment risk
Rebalancing of a portfolio
Based on your reading and research, address the following in your initial post to the discussion:
When analyzing key macroeconomics to assess GDP growth/decline, how would you measure the performance relative to sequential and year-to-year data?
How will your analysis assist you in determining the direction of the stock market?
Why do you consider the relationship between the economy and the stock market an integral part of the investment process? Explain your reasoning.