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Weekly Investment Commentary: Questions to consider as summer draws to a close
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As we move from the unofficial end of summer in the U.S., markets and investors appear to be at a crossroads.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks enjoy another banner week amid elevated risks
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Stocks were up yet again last week, marking five consecutive weeks of gains.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: With stocks at all-time highs, what could go wrong?
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Equity prices rose last week, with the S&P 500 Index advancing 0.7% to hit a new record high.
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Advisor Perspectives: CAPE is a Very Noisy Market Predictor
Analysts have many ways to estimate expected market returns. The challenge is to identify those few that provide usable information for making investment decisions. In this article, I discuss one of the common mistakes made in this type of analysis and why the cyclically adjusted PE (CAPE), developed by Robert Shiller, is not nearly as reliable a predictor of market returns as most claim it to be.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Investors look past negatives as stocks approach record highs
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U.S. equities finished higher for the third week in a row, with the S&P 500 up 0.6%.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks approach new highs as risks remain elevated
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U.S. equities rallied again last week, with the S&P 500 Index climbing 2.5% as it approached a new all-time high.
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Behavioural Advisor: Beware Predictions and Magic Elixirs
The market and economy have gone through unprecedented events with a global pandemic, the shut-down of economies, massive government intervention and dramatic market swings.
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Weekly Investment Commentary: Stocks climb, but so does unemployment
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Equities ended higher, with the S&P 500 Index up 1.7%. The U.S. dollar was down for the sixth straight week, hitting its lowest level since May 2018.