U.S. equities started the week strong as tensions surrounding Hurricane Irma and North Korea subsided, at least temporarily. The S&P 500 hit multiple record highs as the week progressed….
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Market Commentary
How Does the Equifax Breach Affect Me?
Earlier this week, news of a significant data breach at Equifax, Inc. broke, affecting an estimated 143 million U.S. consumers. While this is not the largest breach of recent times, it may…
Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling Surprisingly Passes
Devastating natural disasters and jitters over North Korea pushed the market down to start the week after the Labor Day holiday. Stocks tried, but were unable to recover fully over the…
Tax Reform Plan Details in Coming Weeks
A strong week helped keep the S&P 500’s monthly winning streak alive, although the red-hot NASDAQ had the first negative down month in recent memory. The devastation of Harvey and more…
Amazon to Cut Prices at Whole Foods, August is National Make a Will Month
U.S. stocks closed mostly up with the NASDAQ slightly down on Friday. The Dow closed at a weekly gain for the first time in 3 weeks. Headlines emerged around hopes for tax reform, debt…
Investors Skittish as Market Reaches New Highs & Abnormal Valuations
After a strong start to the week, U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday on the back of disappointing results from Walmart and Cisco. Terror attacks in Spain and ongoing turmoil in the White…
97 IPOs This Year So Far – What This Means for Start Ups
This week served as a reminder that stocks can also go down. While price moves may have felt dramatic given extremely low volatility trends, overall moves were fairly average by historical…
Apple Services Generate Impressive $7.3B in Revenue
Corporate earnings were good enough to drive stocks higher yet again, though once more, volatility was extremely low and absolute moves were small. Apple’s results were the highlight….
Retirement Goals by the Decade
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday but improved throughout the session, pushing the Dow Jones to a record close. Amazon shares fell 4.3% after the quarterly earnings report. The major…
Over a Month After the Fiduciary Rule’s Phase 1 Deadline
It’s been over a month since the June 9, 2017 deadline has passed for the Phase I implementation of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule. According to a new survey taken in…
GDP Debt Percentage Crosses 100%, More Chipotle-Related Illnesses
Stocks rose modestly as earnings season hit full stride. IBM, GE and Microsoft fell short of market expectations while Netflix had its best day of the year. Driven by new all-time highs in…
Investors Interpret Fed Chairwoman’s Comments as Slower-Than-Expected Fiscal Tightening
Market Digest – Week Ending 7/14/2017 Global stocks rose, led by international issues. Testimony from Fed Chairwoman Yellen following recent soft economic reports was interpreted by many…
