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Market Update: Tax Reform & Weekly Stock Performance
The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all finished slightly lower on Friday, but higher for the week. President Trump signed the new tax bill, which slashes the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%. The Dow &
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2017 Market Review & 2018 Outlook: Key Trends & Predictions
A selloff in the final trading minutes of the year pushed stocks into the red for the shortened holiday week. Technology stocks lagged for the week, led by Apple after some analysts suggested demand f
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Master Your Finances: 5 Essential Money Management Skills for 2018
Your relationship with money can blossom with just a few changes. Is your relationship with money a little rocky? Maybe you spend too much, save too little or just totally ignore the whole situation.
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2018 Tech Stock Market Performance & Outlook
Stocks picked up in 2018 right where they left off last year. Global equity indexes were higher in all four trading days, international outpaced the US, technology and high momentum stocks led and sma
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Financial Outlook: Navigating Investor Expectations & Future Returns
Investors have enjoyed juicy equity returns for the past several years. Now there is evidence that many investors have become accustomed to the higher market returns and are projecting more of the sam
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Bull Market Momentum: Global Stocks Rise in Early 2018
Global stocks continued their upward march, ending the week at healthy gains. They paused only briefly Wednesday, which so far has been the only down day in 2018. Much like last year, foreign stocks m
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Market Unfazed by Potential Government Shutdown Amid Positive Earnings
Stocks continued a torrid march higher, inspired by early earnings results and un-fazed by threats of government shutdown. Temporary government funding is set to run out of money tonight (Friday), tho
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Federal Government Shutdown Ends: Key Policy Shifts and Fed Leadership Change
On Monday, Congress passed a three-week spending bill to end the government shutdown that kicked off late last week. Immigration debate was a central topic between Democrats and Republicans, and the n
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Active vs. Passive Investing: Which Strategy Wins?
Performance matters when it comes to investing. One question that is often asked when it comes to investing is: Active vs. passive investing, which is better? For many years we’ve watched thousands of
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Market Volatility Alert: Understanding Recent Stock Selloff
It was a bruising week for stocks. After more than a 7% increase to start the year, global equities gave back half of those gains over the last five days. Investors grew skittish after a string of mos
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Master Your Finances: 7 Essential Things to Know
For successful financial planning, it is critical to understand what you’ve got, how much you make, what you owe, how you spend, and how you are investing for the future. If you have a solid foundatio
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Market Correction: Understanding Volatility and Potential for a Bear Market
Global stocks entered correction territory for the first time in nearly two years. The most commonly cited trigger is increased fear around rising rates and inflation – ironically driven by strong eco
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Market Rebound: Dow, S&P & Nasdaq Gain After Volatile Week
Following last week’s 5.2% decline, which was one of the worst weeks we’ve seen for two years, the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq are up 4% for the week and posted the best weekly gain we’ve seen since 2013
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Bond Yields & Interest Rate Hikes: What Investors Need to Know
After a sharp rebound the week before, stocks struggled early on to keep momentum. Wednesday’s release of the Fed minutes drove an end-of-day selloff and small uptick in bond yields, as fears re
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Market Volatility: Interest Rates, Trade Wars & the Fed
Interest rate and trade war fears reignited volatility, and U.S. stocks briefly dipped back into negative territory for the year. New Fed Chairman Jerome Powell testified to Congress on Tuesday and Th
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Stock Market Gains Momentum Amid Trade Talk Easing & Trump-Kim Meeting
Easing fears around possible trade wars and a strong jobs report drove stocks higher. President Trump signed tariffs on steel and aluminum but softened his tone as the week progressed and exempted Can
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Washington Week: Tariffs, Trump's Personnel Moves & Fiduciary Rule Ruling
Stocks drifted lower as investors pondered the impacts of tariffs, White House drama, and rising interest rates. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Trump on Tuesday, while Chief o
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Market Recap: Trade War Fears, Fed Rate Hike & Weekly Market Performance
The U.S. Markets suffered the biggest weekly decline in more than two years related primarily to concerns over a trade war with China. The S&P 500 finished down 5.9%. The Fed hiked the Fed Funds r
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Stock Market Volatility: Understanding Upward & Downward Trends
It was a wild week for stocks — a seemingly fitting end to what has been a wild quarter overall. U.S. equities jumped Monday when it appeared fears of a trade war with China may have been overblown. T
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Understanding Your Investment Risk Tolerance: A Comprehensive Guide
At some point, you’ve probably been asked what your risk tolerance is regarding investments. Risk tolerance is critical to constructing an appropriate portfolio for each individual, but the industry i
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Common Habits of Wealthy Americans: Insights from Millionaire StudiesFollowing these basic money practice...
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E-Filing Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Electronic Tax FilingElectronic filing, or e-filing, refers to the process of filing one’s taxes electronically, using online software approved by the relevant tax authority of the respective country. E-f...
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Understanding Money: Definition, History & ValueMoney refers to any verifiable record that is accepted as a medium of exchange for payment of goods and services and repayment of debts in a specific country. Throughout history, governments adopted d...
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KeyBank Credit Card Requirements: Credit Score Needed & Card OptionsKeyBank is a regional bank that operates branches in 15 states, mostly concentrated across the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific Northwest. Its credit card lineup includes three consumer cards: the K...