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The Week Ahead – E for Earnings

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.

If you recall our piece before the end of the quarter, Another Report Card & the Wall of Worries, the S&P 500 index continued to weather “bad news” throughout the year, and in particular during the third quarter. What’s interesting is that just a few weeks later (as of last Friday, October 15),..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – How Much is That Doggie in the Window

By | 10/12/21 8:40 AM Brett Dulyea, CFA, CAIA
| 10/12/21 8:40 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.

I spent part of the weekend looking for a dog to join the Dulyea household. We went to a rescue event just to look, and there were a lot of very cute pups. My younger son honed right in on an 8-week-old husky mix named Zorro, which looked like a potential match, but I was hoping for something a..

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Investments & Economy The Week Ahead Grow

The Week Ahead – Bumps on the Road to Recovery

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 sold off last week, down 2.2%, as investors concerned themselves with rising rates, debt ceiling risks, and news of continued supply chain issues. Thanks to the vaccines and Merck’s recently revealed antiviral pill, COVID variants were of minimal concern, as markets have become..

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