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TD Ameritrade: Earnings and Economy
GDP Hits 4-Year High As Busiest Reporting Week Winds Down Friday Market Open) Another full cargo of earnings unloads on Wall Street today, rounding out the busiest reporting week of the quarter in which more than 170 S&P 500 companies opened their books. Additionally, the wrapping paper came off one of the quarter’s key data […]
Alliance Bernstein: 2Q 2018 Fixed Income Market Review
Global growth remains robust, and central banks around the world continue to unwind what has been very accommodative policy, and that resulted in flatter yield curves across the board, particularly in the U.S. where the Fed hiked multiple times, but even in Europe where the ECB has committed to unwinding their asset purchases by the […]
LPL: August Preview A Month For The Bears?
The surprise summer rally continues, as the S&P 500 Index is on pace to gain for a fourth consecutive month. In fact, should July close in the green, over the past 21 months, the S&P 500 has closed higher all but three times. Here is the catch: The calendar is something we should not ignore, […]
John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Weed Ended July 27th
Economy surges The U.S. economy grew by 4.1% in the second quarter, besting its revised projection of 2.2% from the first quarter. Trade played a significant role in the increase, the largest growth spurt since the 4.9% result seen in the third quarter of 2014. Indexes mixed The Dow closed the week with […]
MFWire: These Midwestern Fundsters Are Prepping a Robo
A Midwestern mutual fund shop is developing a new platform and building out its team. Click here to read:
Charles Schwab – What Happened To The Summer Doldrums
Key Points “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” – John Lubbock No time to watch the clouds Many investors must […]
LPL – LEI’ding The Way To A Stronger Economy
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) is one of our favorite economic indicators. It is designed to predict future movements in the economy based on a composite of 10 economic indicators (like manufacturers’ new orders, stock prices, and weekly unemployment claims) whose changes tend to precede shifts in the overall economy. Yesterday, it painted […]
The E-Valuator RMS Funds Quarterly Commentary for Quarter Ending June 30th, 2018
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John Hancock Weekly Market Recap: Week Ended July 20th
Earnings update The first two weeks of quarterly earnings season have generally been strong. According to FactSet, companies in the S&P 500 are on track to report their second-fastest pace of earnings growth since 2010. Banks opened the earnings season a couple weeks ago, and major technology companies began to report results last week. […]
Charles Schwab 2018 Mid-Year Outlook: Sector Volatility Expected to Continue
Halfway through 2018, the S&P 500® Index, which represents the broad U.S. stock market, had gained 2.7%—a relatively modest return that belied the drama of the first six months of the year. “Those of us who lived through it know the first half was anything but boring, and digging down a level illustrates that,” says […]