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Weekly Vantage Point

A Trifecta of Closing Highs

Submitted by Guidant Planning on September 19th, 2017

September 18, 2017–U.S. stocks advanced last Friday, finishing a strong week with yet another trifecta of all-time closing highs for all three major domestic equity indices.

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Stocks Weaken Ahead of Hurricane Irma

Submitted by Guidant Planning on September 12th, 2017

September 11, 2017–U.S. stocks finished the holiday-shortened trading week modestly lower, as Wall Street investors remained cautious ahead of a possible North Korean ballistic missile test and the weekend arrival of Hurricane Irma in southern Florida. Energy and technology companies tumbled on Friday.

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Best Week of the Year for NASDAQ Composite

Submitted by Guidant Planning on September 8th, 2017

September 5, 2017–U.S. stocks advanced for a sixth straight day on Friday, as investors took solace that a weak August payrolls report would likely prompt the Federal Reserve to hold off raising interest rates in September.

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Best Weekly Gain in a Month

Submitted by Guidant Planning on August 29th, 2017

August 28, 2017–U.S. stocks rebounded from two days of selling on Friday, but still recorded the strongest weekly performance in over a month. Friday’s rebound was sparked by comments within Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s Jackson Hole, Wyoming speech which were not as hawkish as many economists had expected.

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Volatility Spikes Amid Political and Geopolitical Tensions

Submitted by Guidant Planning on August 22nd, 2017

August 21, 2017–U.S. stocks erased intra-day gains on Friday, capping a second straight weekly loss for the S&P 500. Wall Street was beset by a return of volatility, stemming largely from political drama out of Washington D.C. and a series of terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland.

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Equities Retreat on North Korean Missile Threats

Submitted by Guidant Planning on August 15th, 2017

August 14, 2017–U.S. stocks ended with small gains last Friday, slightly paring a three-day slide to finish a volatile week lower amid North Korean threatened missile attacks and reprisal warnings by President Trump.

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Dow Industrial Slogs to New Record High

Submitted by Guidant Planning on August 8th, 2017

August 7, 2017–U.S. stocks advanced on Friday following a stronger-than-expected July payrolls report with non-farm jobs up 209,000 last month, topping economists’ consensus forecast by 29,000. The U.S. dollar strengthened as wage growth rose 0.3% (the largest increase in five months) and new manufacturing jobs exceeded projections.

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Most Equity Averages Slip Amid Tech Selling

Submitted by Guidant Planning on August 1st, 2017

July 31, 2017–U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Friday, as an outsized earnings miss by a leading online retailer rattled global investors, offsetting optimism from an in-line second quarter GDP report. Only the Dow Industrials ended positive on Friday and for the week, reaching new all-time highs for three consecutive sessions.

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Stocks Slip from All-Time Highs

Submitted by Guidant Planning on July 25th, 2017

July 24, 2017– The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday, closing within two points of its all-time high set last Wednesday, as Wall Street investors turned cautious over mixed earnings data and a shake-up in the White House Communications staff.

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Stocks Rally on a Lower-for-Longer Rate Outlook

Submitted by Guidant Planning on July 18th, 2017

July 17, 2017–U.S. stocks advanced Friday, pushing the S&P 500 and Dow Industrials to new all-time highs for the first time in a month, as investors interpreted weak retail sales and inflation data as a sign that interest rates will remain lower for longer. The June consumer price index was unchanged, missing expectations for a 0.1% rise after a 0.1% decline in May.

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