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01 Oct

Weekly Market Performance – Goodbye September

Market Blog Friday, October 1, 2021 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities Major U.S. and International Markets Finished lower The major equity markets finished the week, along with the month of September, lower. The international markets were … Continue reading →

01 Oct

Is Bearish Investor Sentiment Bullish for Stocks?

Market Blog Friday, October 1, 2021 The latest weekly data from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) show a continued increase in the percentage of individual investors who are bearish (40.7%) about short-term market expectations and a decrease in … Continue reading →

30 Sep

Could There Be An October Crash?

Market Blog Thursday, September 30, 2021 “October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.” Mark Twain Well, it was bound … Continue reading →

29 Sep

Four Charts That Signal the Reopening Trade May Be Back

Economic Blog Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Stocks have come a long way since the S&P 500 bear market low way back on March 23, 2020, but despite the general strength of the bull market we’ve seen two very different types … Continue reading →

28 Sep

Is the Infrastructure Plan a Catalyst for Lower Muni Yields?

Market Blog Tuesday, September 28, 2021 The municipal market continues to be a relative bright spot for core fixed income investors. While most of the other “safe” parts of the core fixed income universe have generated negative returns this year, … Continue reading →

24 Sep

Weekly Market Performance – Small Caps And Energy Power This Week’s Results

Market Blog Friday, September 24, 2021 Index Performance View enlarged chart. U.S. and International Equities Major U.S. Markets Finished higher while International Markets Selloff The major markets finished the week higher, with the Dow Jones Industrials leading the averages. Moreover, … Continue reading →

24 Sep

Leading Indicators Show Optimism For Domestic Economy

Economic Blog Friday, September 24, 2021 On Thursday, September 23, the Conference Board released its August 2021 report detailing the latest reading for the Leading Economic Index (LEI), a composite of ten data series that tend to lead changes … Continue reading →

23 Sep

Federal Reserve Meeting Recap

Economic Blog Thursday, September 23, 2021 The Federal Reserve (Fed) ended its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting yesterday and, as expected, there were no changes to current interest rate or bond purchasing policies. However, the Fed continues to … Continue reading →

22 Sep

LPL Market Signals: Another Lehman Brothers Moment?

Market Blog Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Few had even heard of distressed Chinese property development giant Evergrande a week ago and now it’s the biggest headline for markets. This week in the latest LPL Market Signals podcast, Ryan Detrick and … Continue reading →

21 Sep

There Goes the 50-Day Moving Average

Market Blog Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Well that was fun while it lasted. Yesterday, the S&P 500 closed below its 50-day moving average for the second consecutive day, breaking a streak that had held for the duration of 2021 and … Continue reading →

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