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Washington Update: Don't Believe the Hype - Democratic Presidential Candidates Aren’t Likely to Implement Most of Their Financial Services Proposals
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If you are like most of professional Washington, you spent most of today glued to around-the-clock coverage of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees and are about to start packing for summer vacation. And good news! The Beltway’s summer lull will be longer than usual this year.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Washington Update: The Fan-in-Chief
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Unless you have been without power and newspapers for the last 96 hours, you know that on Sunday the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) won their fourth soccer World Cup in the last 28 years.
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Washington Update: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Gerrymandering But Were Too Afraid to Ask
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a flurry of decisions last week as it closed its 2018-2019 session. While its ruling rejecting the Trump administration’s rationale for a U.S. Census citizenship question will have important repercussions for representation across the U.S., another case also could impact the partisan balance in the lower chamber of Congress … unless voters in a handful of states get a say about it.
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Washington Update: Fed Bashing - A White House Tradition
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James Carville, a strategist to then-Gov. Bill Clinton’s insurgent 1992 campaign for the presidency, famously – and succinctly – captured the essence of the race for the White House with the phrase “it’s the economy, stupid.” As we begin the march towards the twenty-eighth anniversary of President Clinton’s defeat of President George H.W. Bush, Carville’s truism still holds.
Market Outlooks
Weekly Market Compass: What does the fragmented parliamentary election mean for Europe?
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All eyes were on Europe this past week. First, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation. Then the European parliamentary elections took place. Here are the key takeaways from a momentous week for the European continent.
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Weekly Market Compass: Global markets: Five events to watch this week
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It seems that so much happens in a given week these days. However, this week could be particularly momentous as we start to get answers on some key questions that have implications for global markets. Here are five events to watch:
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Weekly Market Compass: Talking tariffs - New tolls threaten to further strain US-China relations
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Last week took investors on a roller coaster ride. The climax came at the stroke of midnight on Friday, May 10, when US President Donald Trump’s newest tariffs went into effect — a 25% toll on $200 billion of Chinese goods. Then later on Friday, the negotiations ended with no material progress, and there are no formal plans to resume talks. What’s more, China retaliated the morning of May 13 by announcing tariffs on US goods being imported to China.
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Weekly Market Compass: Threats of fresh tariffs on Chinese goods suggests short-term volatility
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US-China trade talks have taken a turn for the worse in the last several days and may temporarily go off the rails.
It all started when President Trump threatened to increase the level of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% by May 10, asserting that China is taking too long in the negotiations and is attempting to “renegotiate.” He also threatened to place 25% tariffs on additional goods. Now China, in response, is threatening to cancel trade negotiations planned for this week between the US and China.
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Benefits of Account Aggregation for Today’s Investor
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Investors today have very complex financial lives. It is not uncommon for an individual or couple to have bank checking accounts, savings accounts, retirement accounts (401k, 403b, Roth IRA’s), investment accounts, etc., spread across multiple institutions, multiple platforms and multiple advisors. This situation makes securing a comprehensive financial plan difficult.