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The word “jouncy” may have started life as a combination of bouncy and jolting – and it’s a pretty good way to describe what happened to stock

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The Markets

September strikes again…

If you look back over the last 20 years, September has been the worst-performing month for the Standard & Poor’s 500

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The Markets

Central banks have a lot of influence on investors, markets, and economies.

For the last year or so, the Federal Reserve has been purchasing

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The Markets

In recent weeks, bullish sentiment has drifted lower like sediment settling after a storm. 

Every month, Bank of America (BofA) surveys global

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September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. What does that exactly mean? Most Life Insurance Awareness Month Campaigns tend to focus on that American’s are

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The Delta variant could take a toll on economic growth.

There was some good news last week. The 7-day moving average of COVID-19 cases in the

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The Markets

Stagflation isn’t trending, but it was mentioned in quite a few headlines last week.

Stagflation is a portmanteau of ‘stagnation’ and

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“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder,” advised the Persian poet Rumi.

Last week, Federal Reserve (Fed

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The Markets

Markets were shaken last week by a potent cocktail of central bank tapering and economic growth concerns mixed with coronavirus and a splash of

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The Markets

What is the most important driver of economic growth in the United States?

The most common way to measure economic output is Gross Domestic

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The Markets

Are we there yet?

For months, investors have wondered when the Federal Reserve (Fed) might begin to “normalize” its policies, a process that

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The Markets

The Chinese dragon cast a shadow over free trade and foreign investment last week.

For decades, investors have recognized the investment

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