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At This Point, Do Deficits Matter?
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) – the nonpartisan federal agency within Congress that provides budget and economic information to lawmakers and is tasked with providing an analysis of the impact of every bill Congress enacts on the national budget – released a report that projects the U.S. annual budget deficit will exceed $3.3 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2020. That’s the end of this month.
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Weekly Market Compass: Key themes have emerged during the pandemic that may support long-term tech growth
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It feels like investors have been on a wild ride over the past week as tech stocks plunged, dragging down major global indexes with them.
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A New Monetary Policy
Last Thursday, while almost 24 million Americans were gearing up to watch President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech and the literal fireworks that followed, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an historic speech of his own that sent rockets around the monetary policy world.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
A New Monetary Policy
Last Thursday, while almost 24 million Americans were gearing up to watch President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention speech and the literal fireworks that followed, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an historic speech of his own that sent rockets around the monetary policy world.
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Weekly Market Compass: We also discuss a leadership change in Japan, US consumer sentiment, and COVID-19 cases
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Last week brought some major headlines with a new inflation target policy from the Federal Reserve, news of a leadership change in Japan, a decline in US consumer sentiment, and spikes in COVID-19 cases. What are the implications of these events for investors?
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No One Could Predict How Advisors And Their Clients Would React To The Recent Market Sell Off
Early on, the COVID-19 pandemic had a sharp impact on the stock and bond markets, and, in turn, advisor and investor decision making.
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An Update on the Federal Government’s Business Relief Programs
While it may seem hard to believe that March was just five months ago – not five years ago – that’s when Washington created two loan programs that were supposed to help struggling businesses keep doors open and employees on the payroll.
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Weekly Market Compass: It’s important to stay prepared for whatever the market may bring
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It’s August in New England for the Hooper family, which means hot summer days, barbecues, and lots of time in the water. Every year at this time, my thoughts turn to the iconic movie “Jaws,” which, as regular readers of this blog may remember, is another summer tradition for me.
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Trends in Advisor Behavior During Market Volatility - Week of August 17, 2020
While cash allocations have remained slightly elevated from pre-pandemic averages, there has been no meaningful change to cash allocations since mid-June.