Hartford Funds: The Informed Investor
Key lessons from successful investors throughout history: Discussing your ideas and concerns with a financial professional can help sharpen your thinking and potentially help you avoid costly mistakes Click to read more.
Putnam: Fed’s Hawkish Pivot Shouldn’t Stoke Inflation Fears
Various financial media outlets and Wall Street firms described the announcement following the Fed’s June 16 meeting as a hawkish surprise. We saw it instead as nothing more than a tempest in a teapot. The update of the “dots” (the Summary of Economic Projections) from the Fed’s March meeting shows seven members now expect the […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended July 30th
GDP update The U.S. economy continues to have some growing pains amid a persistent pandemic. The government’s initial estimate showed that GDP expanded at a 6.5% annualized rate in the second quarter—only slightly better than the 6.3% rate in the first quarter and below most economists’ expectations for around 8.0%. Upbeat earnings Earnings season […]