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Market Action Update: At a Crossroads

| 10/11/18 8:38 AM

What a difference a few days make. Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average had hit a new high and was rapidly approaching 27,000. Today it plunged 832 points, the 3rd largest point drop in history. The S&P 500 had climbed over 9% year-to-date. Today, it skidded 3.2%. The once high-flying tech stocks, which had been leading the market higher, are suddenly in a tailspin. The NASDAQ declined 4% today, its worst day since Brexit. Amazon, the..

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The Week Ahead – YMCA!

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

"It's fun to stay at the, YMCA!" The Village People's iconic song is always a hit at parties – who else can't stop what they're doing and start spelling out YMCA as the chorus rings? This past week, we finally saw NAFTA 2.0/ USMCA (or as I like to call it, YMCA!) finally come together. USMCA..

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The Week Ahead – The Rise of Credit

By | 10/1/18 8:20 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 10/1/18 8:20 AM

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

When it came time to trade in my fifteen year-old car, I was able to take advantage of 0% financing. While I am normally conservative when it comes to debt, free money is… well, free. In reality, it’s even better than free when you think like an economist and consider the time value of money...

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