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Growth, Inflation, and the Value of Balance

August was positive for stock investors, with the global market rising by 2.3%. Returns were largely uniform across major stock ...
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Strong Earnings, Cautious Fed

July didn’t generally bring gains for investors. Stocks were flat and bonds lost about 1%. These returns were hardly noteworthy, but they did reflect a ...
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Tariff Turbulence

April was a choppy month for investors. The negative market reaction to President Trump’s tariff policies sent global equity markets ...
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Tariffs Part Two

In February, the U.S. stock market declined slightly, with the Wilshire 5000 down 1.94%. Foreign stocks, on the other hand, ...
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The Return of Tariffs

January brought a good start to the year for investors. The global stock market rose, as did the U.S. bond ...
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The Cost of Worry

Both bonds and stocks posted gains in May. A slight decline in interest rates combined with another month’s worth of ...
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Happy Holidays

December serves as a reminder that it is often best to ignore market volatility. The market volatility that first appeared ...
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The Economy vs. Interest Rates

Both U.S. stocks and U.S. bonds declined in October, falling by 2.3% and 1.3%, respectively. The magnitude of these losses ...
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The Economy Continues to Look Good

July saw a continuation of the global stock market recovery that began last October. Both U.S. and developed international stock markets increased by about 3%. ...
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