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title: "Updated: JP Morgan Guide to the Markets for 1Q 2018"
description: JP Morgan's updated Guide to Markets 1Q 2018 now includes economic data from 4Q 2017. Topics covered include interest rates, GDP, housing data, S&P 500 returns including P/E and EPS, corporate debt, fixed income investment returns and yields, YTD sector performance and other insightful charts for investors.
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# Updated: JP Morgan Guide to the Markets for 1Q 2018

Posted by [ WrapManager's Investment Policy Committee](https://www.letsassemble.com/wealth-management-blog/author/wrapmanagers-investment-policy-committee)  
 February 15, 2018

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## Updated with 4Q 2017 Data

JP Morgan's updated Guide to the Markets for the first quarter of 2018 now includes financial data for 4Q 2017, including:

- S&P500 Earnings Per Share (EPS) 
- Corporate earnings: capex vs. payouts
- Cash flow and corporate debt for S&P 500 companies

This 71-page guide is full of charts that provide key insights into the labor market, housing, corporate debt and other key financial topics. 

[Download J.P. Morgan's updated Guide to Markets for 1Q 2018](https://www.letsassemble.com/hubfs/MM_Commentary_PDFs/JPMorgan-Guide-to-the-Markets-Feb-2018.pdf), or continue reading to learn more about the information it contains.

J.P. Morgan's Guide to the Market includes a variety of charts to help you easily compare returns by sector (financials, real estate, technology, etc.) and by style (value, blend and growth). How well have small-caps performed compared to cyclicals since the market low in March 2009? What about muni's compared to high-yield bonds?

The guide also includes charts that illustrate:

- Characteristics of bull and bear markets
- Housing numbers including the Housing Affordability Index and a chart of home prices relative to income
- Employment and income by educational attainment
- Federal funds rate expectations
- A comparison of value, blend and growth-style investments across small, medium and large caps.
- Correlations between weekly stock returns and interest rate movements from May 1963 through January 2018

Read the entire [Updated 1st Quarter 2018 Guide to the Markets](https://www.letsassemble.com/hubfs/MM_Commentary_PDFs/JPMorgan-Guide-to-the-Markets-Feb-2018.pdf) from JP Morgan, or find out [what five major asset management firms have to say about last week's market volatility](https://www.wrapmanager.com/wealth-management-blog/money-manager-commentary-february-2018).

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