10/02/2026
CIO Robert Schein In The Media, Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-underwhelming-jobs-data-that-sparked-a-stock-rally-a8f0b3a5
“We’re in a sweet spot,” said Robert Schein, chief investment officer at Blanke Schein Wealth Management. The labor-market reading “provides relief for [the Fed] to basically fine-tune monetary policy, instead of launching a sustained tightening campaign.”
On the other hand, Wall Street now has to grapple with the risk that slower job growth and the Fed’s previous rate increase could contribute to a more serious economic slowdown. Investors probably shouldn’t worry about a recession just yet, Schein said. But market gains for the remainder of 2026 could rest, in part, on maintaining the careful balance between cool-down and downturn.
“Right now, we’re in that Goldilocks environment, as long as the weakness doesn’t accelerate,” Schein said.