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THE E-VALUATOR SOFTWARE SELECTED AS FINALIST FOR THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT AWARDS

June 27, 2019

The E-Valuator Software Phone: 855-870-EVAL (3825) Email: info@e-valuator.com Date: 6/26/2019   PRESS RELEASE: MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – The E-Valuator Software has been selected as a finalist for the Wealth Management Awards, being held at The Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on September 12th. The E-Valuator ranked among the finalists in the Technology Providers: Portfolio Management, […]

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Nuveen: 2019 Midyear Outlook

June 26, 2019

Is this still a tougher climb, or have we peaked? We see a few solid footholds for the global economy over the next six to 18 months. Income is likely to make up a larger percentage of total returns moving forward. We are growing cautious toward many global financial markets, but remember: Being defensively invested […]

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended June 21st

June 25, 2019

Return to record territory  U.S. stock indexes climbed more than 2%, with the S&P 500 eclipsing a record high that it had set in late April and the Dow just shy of its historic peak. The latest weekly results extended the market’s strong run in June, which has seen stocks post a V-shaped recovery in […]

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Reuters and Kevin Miller: Wall Street drops as Broadcom warning hits chip stocks

June 20, 2019

MARKET NEWS JUNE 14, 2019 / 12:26 PM / 4 DAYS AGO US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as Broadcom warning hits chip stocks By Shreyashi Sanyal June 14 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, as shares of chipmakers sank on a warning from sector major Broadcom of a broad weakening in global demand and Chinese […]

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PGIM: A Constructive Look At Market Volatility

June 19, 2019

Market volatility can present opportunities for investors able to keep an eye on the big picture. June 10, 2019 2019 began on a high note, with the S&P 500 retracing its fourth-quarter loss. As the year rolled on, markets grew choppier with rising investor weariness around weakness in corporate earnings growth, but equities resumed their […]

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LPL: What Do Stocks Do After The First Rate Cut?

June 18, 2019

It is widely expected that the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) will cut rates at the upcoming July meeting, with the potential for as many as three total rate cuts this year. This would be the first rate cut since the Fed started hiking rates in December 2015. Concerns over trade and the global economy have […]

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended June 14th

June 17, 2019

  Eyes on the Fed The U.S. Federal Reserve will open a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday amid market expectations that at least one interest-rate cut could come this year, given recent softness in employment growth and inflation data. If the Fed doesn’t announce a rate cut at its June meeting, it will have another […]

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LPL: Main Street’s Sentiment Improves

June 13, 2019

Main Street’s Sentiment Improves Posted by lplresearch In the Beige Book, the Fed presents qualitative observations made by community bankers and business owners—or “Main Street”—about economic (housing, labor market, manufacturing, nonresidential construction, prices, tourism, wages) and banking conditions (lending conditions, loan demand, loan quality). Main Street’s feedback is especially important now that U.S.-China trade tensions […]

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Federated: Bizarro Investment World

June 12, 2019

May’s jobs report was a downer, so why are the markets so upbeat? BOTTOM LINE: The labor market laid a colossal egg this week, capped off by a much weaker-than-expected gain of only 75,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May. That was exacerbated by a sizable downward revision of 75,000 jobs combined in March and April. […]

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John Hancock: Weekly Market Recap Week Ended June 7th

June 11, 2019

  Fuel from the Fed  Stock indexes surged more than 2% on Tuesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed is closely watching the negative impact that trade wars could have on the economy. He said the Fed “will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion”—a comment that was seen as increasing […]

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