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In our Week in Review, Ross Mayfield, CFA, puts the S&P 500's tough May into perspective. Ross details the market's increasing concerns about global economic growth before diving into deeper detail on the potential US-Mexico trade skirmish.

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Week In Review | June 3 2019

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Week In Review | June 3 2019

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Monthly Market Insights: May 2019 | Disruption

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Monthly Market Insights: May 2019 | Disruption

The US/China trade war is disrupting the global economy, and by extension financial markets. The narrative here is negative, but there are some reasons a confrontation might be warranted.

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Week In Review | May 28 2019

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The S&P 500 dipped another 1% last week. The index posted its third straight weekly decline, the first such string since Christmas. International equities traded lower, but modestly outperformed US markets. Oil posted its biggest drop of the year, as sagging growth expectations overwhelmed rising tensions with Iran in the Middle East.

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Week In Review | May 20 2019

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Week In Review | May 20 2019

Markets Analyst Spencer Joyce, CFA, rounds up news from a risk-off week: The S&P 500 dipped nearly 1% and US Small Caps and Emerging Markets fared even worse, though lower interest rates boosted Treasury Bonds and Utilities and Real Estate outperformed. Read more in the Investment Strategy & Research Week in Review for May 20.

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From the Desk of David Burks – Dividends: An Important and Underrated Driver of Total Return

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From the Desk of David Burks – Dividends: An Important and Underrated Driver of Total Return

For this edition of From the Desk of David Burks, Senior Vice President and Equity Income Analyst David Burks directs his 35 years of industry expertise in market research and analysis toward an aspect of portfolios often overlooked by less experienced investors in "Dividends: An Important and Underrated Driver of Total Return."

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Week In Review | May 13 2019

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Week In Review | May 13 2019

As trade tensions with China continue re-escalating, Correspondent Analyst Ross Mayfield, CFA, reports that the S&P 500 shed ~2.1% last week and Emerging Markets had its worst week in over a year, while the MSCI China Index was down ~6%. This week promises no lack of drama from the world's two biggest economies.

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Week In Review | May 6 2019

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Week In Review | May 6 2019

Correspondent Analyst Ross Mayfield, CFA, notes stocks were up slightly on reporting that the US economy added 263,000 jobs in April when 190,000 were expected. The S&P 500 rallied strongly Friday to close right at all-time highs.

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Week In Review | Apr 29 2019

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Week In Review | Apr 29 2019

Correspondent Analyst Ross Mayfield, CFA, attributes the S&P 500's record high last week to a strong Q1 GDP print and some positive earnings sentiment. And the Russell 2000 closed at a new high for 2019—but international stocks tumbled.

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