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Earnings Season

By Samantha Masey | October 21, 2016

As we mentioned in our recent quarterly newsletter, we believe there is a low probability of recession as we head into 2017 due to the strengthening labor market, and more specifically, increasing wages.  This is important as increasing wages are supportive of consumer spending, which accounts for almost 70% of U.S. GDP.  However, we are…

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Cybersecurity Threats

By Samantha Masey | October 14, 2016

Written by: Ryan Bouchey It wasn’t long ago that we were listening to the keynote speaker at Schwab Impact, a yearly trip we make to learn more about our ever changing industry and speak with investment managers from around the world. The keynote speaker in 2012 was former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. It was…

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September Jobs Report

By Samantha Masey | October 7, 2016

The September jobs report was very similar to August, coming in slightly below expectations.  The U.S. economy produced another month of over 100,000 jobs, a level the Federal Reserve believes will help maintain economic growth and low unemployment.   There were 156,000 jobs created in September, which was below economists’ expectations of 170,000 jobs. Both the…

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Central Banks to the Rescue

By Samantha Masey | September 23, 2016

This was a busy week for two major central banks, as The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan maintained their accommodative monetary policies.   As a result, equity markets moved higher, reversing the negative momentum we saw earlier this month.  The Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates steady despite positive remarks from Janet Yellen regarding…

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August Jobs Report

By Samantha Masey | September 2, 2016

Despite coming in slightly below expectations, the U.S. economy produced another month of over 100,000 jobs, a level the Federal Reserve believes will help maintain economic growth and low unemployment.   There were 151,000 jobs created in August, which was below economists’ expectations of 180,000 jobs. The Unemployment Rate and Participation Rate remained unchanged, coming in…

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Updated GDP and Economic Outlook

By Samantha Masey | August 26, 2016

An update on GDP was released this morning by the Commerce Department and the U.S. Economy grew at a revised rate of 1.1%, slightly lower than the 1.2% initially reported for the Second Quarter 2016.  Wall Street economists forecasted GDP figures ranging from 0.9-2.8% for this release.  Consumer spending was revised higher but it was…

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The Case for International Stocks

By Samantha Masey | August 17, 2016

The S&P 500 Index has outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index (a benchmark of large- and mid-cap stocks in developed regions of Europe, Asia and Japan) by nearly 8% through the end of June, and this performance trend has continued so far into the Third Quarter.  In fact, it has been almost three years since developed…