Understanding the Impact of the Government Shutdown Rating agency Standard and Poor’s estimates the overall impact from the partial government shutdown could shave a modest $1.2 billion off the $19 trillion U.S. economy for each week the...
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Market Correction vs. Bear Market October 2018 was a spooky month. The S&P 500 Index once again entered correction territory as it declined -10% from its peak during the summer. The continued pattern of declines again raises the question: Is...
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Why Isn’t My Portfolio Keeping up with the Stock Market? As the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) reached record highs through the third quarter of this year, many investors are asking: “Why isn’t my portfolio...
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Raging or Aging Bull? This week marks the longest bull market in history as measured by the S&P 500 index. The U.S. economy remains quite strong. Coupled with strong corporate earnings, this economic strength continues to support the case for...
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Economic Impacts of the Tariffs Trade war anxiety plagued the markets once again this week and made stock investors nervous. The S&P 500® Index fell after the Trump administration threatened restrictions on Chinese investment in U.S...
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