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November 2017 Financial Markets Commentary

November 2017 Financial Markets Summary Global stock markets continue to chug along with domestic stocks up 10%-15% year-to-date, developed international up 21% and emerging markets up over 32%.  Bonds have also generated positive returns, but with the expectation for steadily increasing interest rates, we thought it might be helpful to explain the Federal Reserve’s role,…

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April 2017 Financial Markets Commentary

April 2017 Financial Markets Summary “Interest rates are rising! It’s time to abandon your bonds!”  This has been the popular commentary from many media outlets over the past few months.  Yes, Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve increased the Fed Funds rate by a whopping 0.25% on December 14, 2016 and by another 0.25% on…

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