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The Week Ahead – Olé!

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where each Friday we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy for the upcoming week.

Looking beyond our borders next week, investors will be focused on the upcoming European Central Bank meeting next Thursday. Their current asset purchase program is scheduled to expire in December and expectations are that the ECB will implement a tapering program versus a hard stop...

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Gone Fishin'

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where each Friday we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy for the upcoming week.

For all of the razzle dazzle the markets have seen over the past few weeks we’ve seen a relatively tight trading range in the equity markets this week. Gold has dropped back below $1,300 while the 10-year U.S. treasury continues to float right around 2.20%. Over the last month (the most..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Another Trip to Camp Snoopy

Welcome to “The Week Ahead” where each Friday we take a moment to provide our thoughts on what we can expect in markets and the economy for the upcoming week.

Surprise! At the start of the week it looked like the market was well on its way to rebound from the prior week.  Then the market saw the largest one-day percentage drop since May 17th for both the Dow and S&P 500 yesterday. The "fear index," the VIX, shot up to 15.55, the fifth highest..

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