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Retail Sales Surprise To The Upside
Economic Blog Thursday, September 16, 2021 U.S. consumers shocked economists in August with their willingness to spend in the face of recent jitters over the economic outlook. This morning, the U.S. Census Bureau released August retail...
Read MoreWeekly Market Insights: Stocks Reach All-Time Highs
Stocks reached new all-time highs last week as markets staged a strong rebound from the previous week’s declines.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.44%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 picked up 2.74%. The Nasdaq...
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Weekly Market Insights: Fed Signals Interest Rate Hikes
New messaging from the Federal Reserve on interest rates and inflation last week led to a broad retreat in stock prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.45% while the Standard & Poor’s 500 lost 1.91%. The Nasdaq...
Read MoreWhat Is A Roth 401(K)?
While many people are familiar with the benefits of traditional 401(k) plans, others are not as acquainted with Roth 401(k)s. Since January 1, 2006, employers have been allowed to offer workers access to Roth 401(k) plans.1 And some...
Read More5 Charts on the Democratic Blue Wave
Posted by lplresearch Economic Blog One of the top questions we've received recently has been what a blue wave may mean for investments. After the Democrats won the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, they will now control the...
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Markets & Marriage
Markets & Marriage December 2020 Your investment strategy is a lot like a marriage. One day you may feel like everything's going swimmingly. The next day, there might be an argument over who forgot to load the dishwasher. And even the...
Read More2020 A Vote for Peace and Quiet
2020 A Vote for Peace and Quiet November 6, 2020 We thought you might find this short video informative. Please reach out to our office if you have any questions or need anything! 2020 A Vote for Peace and Quiet...
Read MoreFollow The Bouncing Stimulus Ball
The Week on Wall Street Stimulus talks in Washington, DC, are getting a lot of attention from investors—and for good reason. The midpoint of the two offers—roughly $1.6 trillion from the White House and $2.2 trillion from...
Read MoreElection Charts You Need To See
The Week on Wall Street The demand for election charts is off the charts (pun intended), so we are sharing some of our favorite election charts. Without further ado, here are some more election charts you need to know as November 3...
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