MARKETS HIT NEW HIGHS AS THE FED CUTS RATES AGAIN, EARNINGS GROWTH INCREASES AND A GOLDILOCKS JOBS REPORT IS RELEASED Weekly Market Performance U.S. stocks climbed to new record highs amidst a slew of positive actions and data, including the Fed cutting rates for the third time this year, another Goldilocks jobs report and …
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MARKETS UP FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A ROW AS MORE COMPANIES ARE REPORTING POSITIVE EARNINGS SURPRISES THAN EXPECTED U.S. stock markets rose for the third consecutive week, ending very close to their record highs NASDAQ led the way with a gain of 1.9%, followed by the small–cap Russell 2000’s gain of 1.5%, the S&P …
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MARKETS MOSTLY UP AS EARNINGS SEASON KICKS OFF AND THE IMF AGAIN CUTS ITS GLOBAL GROWTH OUTLOOK FOR 2019 Stocks finished the week mostly higher as earnings season got off to a great start and amidst positive developments that the trade saga with China is getting closer to resolution The small–cap Russell 2000 led …
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POSITIVE CHINA AND BREXIT DEVELOPMENTS AND ENCOURAGING U.S. ECONOMIC DATA FUEL U.S. AND GLOBAL MARKETS The U.S. stock markets saw more volatility throughout the week, but ended on a strong note due to positive news on the China–trade saga, Brexit and on the U.S. economy NASDAQ and the DJIA led the way with 0.9% gains, …
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Global Performance for the Third Quarter 2019 Defensive asset classes outperform as global markets show modest returns The U.S. stock market indices increased modestly in the third quarter, propelling the S&P 500 and the DJIA to their best three-quarter starts to the year since 1997 and NASDAQ to its best three-quarter start since 2013 …
MARKETS MIXED AS ECONOMIC DATA IS MIXED AND THE U.S. ANNOUNCES TARIFFS AIMED AT EUROPE The markets turned in a mixed week, with the narrowly–defined DJIA, the broader S&P 500 and the smaller–cap Russell 2000 all losing ground while the tech–laden NASDAQ and fixed–income markets moved up It was a volatile week, with the equity …
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[smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/reaching-new-heights-at-thrive\” ] It sure is nice to be back on a Saturday morning, welcoming everyone to Roadmap to Retirement, the Radio Show. As I listened to our broadcast remotely a week ago, and I listened to the lead in, letting the audience know that we were off for the week and we were re-broadcasting …
[smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/401ks-for-days\” ] It\’s one of those weekends where we start the weekend of potentially an extended week, David, going into the holiday week with the way the 4th of July falls this year. But nevertheless, a good morning to you. Full house today, great show, and certainly nice to be back. Good morning to …
We\’re going to spotlight our good friends from Del-Val Insurance who are saving all of the members of the Thrive army up to 40% on their auto insurance right now. As we join and listen to this previous program, I also remind everybody to get registered for one of the four upcoming workshops next week. …
As Tax Day on April 15th quickly approaches, David, Karen, Bret, and Joe discuss unique strategies to take that will save money in the long run. [smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/tax-strategies-in-retirement\” ] The February ratings are in for Roadmap to Retirement: The Radio Show. February kicks off the year with incredible numbers, which tells me and tells all …