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The Week Ahead – Lipstick on a Taper

By | 9/20/21 9:25 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 9/20/21 9:25 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.

Back in 2013, markets were roiled by what market pundits coined as the “Taper Tantrum.”Federal Reserve policymakers announced their plan to wind down the controversial quantitative easing (QE) program at the end of that year. Then Chairman Ben Bernanke first revealed the strategy to unwind..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Worst Month of the Year

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. 

Equity markets are currently in the most challenging part of the calendar year from a historical perspective, as September has been the ‘worst month of the year’ for stocks over the last 20 years. After hitting all-time highs 54 times this year, the S&P 500 took a pause last week and fell for..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Twenty Twenty-Won or Twenty Twenty-Too?

By | 8/30/21 8:34 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 8/30/21 8:34 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.

There is a lot that has gone well thus far in 2021. The global economy is on much firmer footing, bolstered by strong economic growth and a labor market that continues to heal ahead of expectations. Most Children are back in school, and the stock market just hit its 52nd all-time high this year...

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