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Equities Look To Finish The Year On A High Note
Most major indices were higher in broad upward movement in a holiday-shortened week. In fact, equity sectors that have not participated...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 26, 20232 min read
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Equity Rally Begins To Broaden
Equities saw a 3rd consecutive week of higher returns and more broad-based, at that. All major indices and all investment styles are...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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Never Count Out The Underdog
Sticky inflation...what sticky inflation? That is the question of the week as both inflation metrics - CPI & PPI - released this week...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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Equities Continue Rally Despite Best Efforts By The Fed
Equities continue rally in spite of the Fed. It wasn't all equal as some sectors lagged others. Fed Chairman Powell struck a dovish tone...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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They Just Can't Let It Go
Markets took off last week after the Fed made dovish statements to indicate rate hikes were over. This week, equities had moved higher...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Nov 10, 20235 min read
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Market & Economy At Odds
The market did not like several key corporate earnings announcements last week. The Jobs Report will be eyed this week to see if the...
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Oct 30, 20232 min read
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Inflation Data Relatively Tame As Fed Sends Mixed Signals
Another mixed week for markets after a Friday pullback. Many thought the conflict in the Middle East would move markets last week, but...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Will The Fed Say Anything These Days?
It was expected that markets would react negatively to the conflict in the Middle East and the potential for higher oil prices with...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 13, 20237 min read
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Jobs Report Provides Positive Sentiment, But Inflation Data Looms
Markets were mixed after a late week rally. The reaction to the Jobs Report was negative initially, but equities continued with the move...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Budget Resolution Eases Market Volatility
Equities were somewhat mixed last week as markets calmed slightly by the end of the week. Late Saturday, Congress passed a continuing...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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The Hunt For Meaningful Data
Sticky inflation and government shutdowns are all the rage among bear market pundits these days. If you look closely at the data, the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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Seasonality and Inflation Push-and-Pull Markets
Equities struggled late in the week as option expiration added to volatility. Last week markets seemed to take the inflation data in...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Markets have held up reasonably well in light of the inflationary data this week, but have still followed some seasonality patterns. The...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 15, 20235 min read
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Tech and Interest Rate Fears Pull Markets Lower
Fears were renewed last week that interest rates would stay higher for longer and equities took the hit. With nearly all companies having...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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Equities Make Strong Move Higher
It was a strong week for equities last week. Overall, equities saw gains of 2% or more over the last 5 days. With 2nd quarter earnings...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Strong Week For The Market As We Enter September
Markets have had a strong week and while led by technology stocks, overall breadth did improve. While there is some softening in the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Sep 1, 20234 min read
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More Downgrade Warnings and Inflation Woes Weigh on Markets
Markets declined last week with more downgrade warnings and Fed minutes. Positive economic data along with Fed minutes that showed...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Inflation & Moody's Downgrade In Market Focus
Markets were mixed last week as inflation numbers and Moody's downgrade of select banks moved markets were the focus. The inflation...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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No Need To Worry, Yet
There's a lot of worry about recent stock market action and renewed fears of a recession happening this year. However, if we look at the...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Aug 11, 20236 min read
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The Dog Days of Markets...I Mean, Summer
As we enter the final days of summer, I'm reminded of that time of the year when vacations and relaxation ends as the beginning of school...

Scott Poore, AIF, AWMA, APMA
Aug 4, 20236 min read
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