U.S. stock markets are hitting new highs again today. The S&P 500 has outperformed most Wall Street forecasts this year and is also widely outperforming stock market indices around the world. But not all sectors of the market are outperforming. Crude oil prices have fallen more than 30% from their […]
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Last week the Federal Reserve Bank held its October FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting. Investors pay keen attention to the written statements the Fed issues during these meetings. They attempt to glean information on the direction of the U.S. economy, interest rates, employment and inflation from the commentary the […]
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The stock markets have been choppy the past 4 weeks. After hitting all-time highs in mid-September volatility has picked up and the market has been pulling back. What happened, don’t markets go up all the time? The answer is no. Long term returns in the stock market are close to […]
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