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Viewpoints: October 2018

Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends.  Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth.  Feel free to share with others. Economic and Investment News Bits Let’s Not Make it Two:  The S&P 500…

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Viewpoints: August 2018

Welcome to Viewpoints, a monthly bulletin from PDS Planning to our valued clients and friends.  Our goal with each issue of Viewpoints is to provide you with a wide variety of perspectives on life and wealth.  Feel free to share with others. Economic and Investment News Bits Longest Bull Market (almost):  The S&P 500 is…

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June 2018 Financial Markets Commentary

June 2018 Financial Markets Summary Many investors attempt to “beat the market” by picking a handful of stocks they believe will outperform.  Sometimes they can be rewarded if they happened to choose a shooting star, but they can just as easily be punished with a falling knife.  For instance, Netflix, the S&P 500’s best performing…

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Viewpoints: June 2017

Economic and Investment News Bits The S&P 500 has had 24 record high closes YTD 2017 through Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Less than halfway through the year, it has already surpassed the total number of record closes from 2016. (Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices) One in five Americans never have a serious discussion about finances…

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