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As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, and its ramifications reverberate through the economy and financial markets, we want to keep you abreast of the latest developments and Pure’s response to this situation. The Senate just passed a landmark bill, so here we want to examine what the stimulus package might mean to you and […]
JP Morgan’s Chief Global Strategist Dr. David Kelly discusses the mid-term elections, market volatility, interest rates, tariffs and trade wars, Brexit, his 2019 economic predictions, and what all of that means for you and me. How should you be invested now? Dr. Kelly also gives his opinions on value versus growth stocks, international stocks versus […]
Brian Perry, CFP® recaps the global economic markets in 2017. 2017 Year in Review Summary: • President Donald Trump gave us a “Goldilocks” economy • International developed markets • International emerging markets • Countries that outperformed the US • Large vs. small performance • Value vs. growth • Stocks and bonds
Month in Brief October saw the S&P 500 rise 2.22% in response to results from the fall earnings season, encouraging fundamental indicators, and anticipation of tax reforms. An impressive jump in personal spending complemented excellent readings on consumer confidence and purchasing manager indices; although, hiring suffered a setback. As the European Union contended with disunity […]
The Month in Brief August brought an overwhelming natural disaster, a threat of war from a foreign dictator, and violence in the streets – so it is little wonder stocks went sideways. The S&P 500 eked out an advance of 0.05% for the month. Economically speaking, there were some positives: improvements in consumer confidence and […]
The Month In Brief June brought some definite headwinds to Wall Street, but the broad stock market still advanced. The S&P 500 added 0.48% across the month, even with tech shares selling off. As anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds’ rate by another quarter point. Last month was a trying one for European […]
The Month in Brief May was another good month for stocks. The S&P 500 gained more than 1%, putting its YTD advance above 7.7%. While the housing market showed some spring weakness, hiring bounced back and most other important economic indicators did not falter. Wall Street seemed little troubled by politics, terrorist incidents, data disappointments, […]
The Month in Brief Stocks went sideways rather than north in March, with the S&P 500 losing just 0.04%. The Federal Reserve made another quarter-point interest rate move, and overseas, the United Kingdom initiated Brexit proceedings. While new data showed weak consumer spending, consumer optimism remained high and hiring was once again strong. A subpar […]