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Monthly Market Update: Rising Treasury Yields Cause Stocks & Bonds to Trade Lower

  • May 1, 2024
  • Mike Minter
May 2024 - A monthly recap of the markets and economy in 2024. Rising treasury yields cause stocks & bonds to trade lower.
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  • April 11, 2018
  • Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors

Q1 2018 Market Review

This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the first quarter of 2018. It begins with a global overview, then features the returns of stock and bond asset classes in the US and international markets.
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  • April 6, 2018
  • Mike Minter

April 6, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

It was a losing week for the equity market and another volatile one at that. The major indices were all over the place, twisting and turning amid a barrage of headlines that played into its fears about trade wars and rising interest rates.
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  • April 4, 2018
  • Mike Minter

Tariffs, Technology, Rates, and Volatility!

In a nutshell, the 1st Quarter was defined by tariffs, technology, rates, and volatility. All the while the global economic engine kept chugging, and remains fundamentally strong.
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  • March 16, 2018
  • Mike Minter

March 16, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

Equities gave a little back this week, undoing about a third of last week's rally, as investors continued to search for equilibrium following the abrupt sell off in early February.
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  • March 9, 2018
  • Mike Minter

March 9, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

The bulls bounce back and Nasdaq rises to new records. Equities rallied this week, more than reclaiming last week's losses, as investors navigated their way through a sea of news, including a battle over tariffs, the latest ECB policy meeting, and the release of the Employment Situation Report for February.
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  • March 7, 2018
  • Mike Minter

Rising Rates: Good or Bad?

Much of the recent investor unease has centered around rising interest rates. There are many ways to think about interest rates: as a tool for generating portfolio income, as an important factor in stock prices, as a signal for the business cycle, as a risk indicator for Fed policy, and more.
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  • March 2, 2018
  • Mike Minter

March 2, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

Stocks tumbled this week, with the S&P 500 dropping 2.0%. The Nasdaq Composite did a little better, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average did a little worse, losing 1.1% and 3.1%, respectively. The small-cap Russell 2000 showed relative strength, but still finished lower by 1.0%.
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  • February 23, 2018
  • Mike Minter

February 23, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

Equities advanced this week thanks to a last-minute rally on Friday that reclaimed losses registered on Tuesday and Wednesday. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones added around 0.5% apiece, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed, jumping 1.4%.
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  • February 16, 2018
  • Mike Minter

February 16, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

The equity market bounced back this week, reclaiming about half of the losses it registered over the previous two weeks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq climbed 5.3% as technology shares outperformed, while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones added 4.3% apiece.
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  • February 14, 2018
  • Mike Minter

The Long-Awaited Correction

Last week, on February 8th, the market experienced a technical “correction.” A correction is defined simply as a decline of 10% or more from the most recent high. We’ve since recovered a significant chunk of that reversal, thanks to a few good days of large gains.
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  • February 9, 2018
  • Mike Minter

February 9, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

A Wild Ride. The stock market dropped sharply this week, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, and the Nasdaq losing around 5.0% apiece in volatile trading.
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  • February 5, 2018
  • Mike Minter

Hello Volatility, It’s Been a While

Days like today, and last week, are not fun for stock investors. The S&P 500 was down 4% today and has lost around 7% over the last five days. After a freakishly calm 2017, our old friend, Volatility, is back.
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  • February 2, 2018
  • Mike Minter

February 2, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

Well, it's been a while since we've had a week like this. We're reminded that the market cannot continue to go straight up, without some interruption.
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  • February 1, 2018
  • Mike Minter

Is a Weaker Dollar Bad for the Economy?

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  • January 26, 2018
  • Mike Minter

January 26, 2018 Weekly Market Recap

The market continued its strong start to 2018, posting gains for the fourth consecutive week. The Nasdaq jumped 2.3% this week, while the S&P 500 climbed 2.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.1%.
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Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, fiduciary Financial Advisor in Houston, Texas. We specialize in wealth management services, including comprehensive financial planning and investment management.

For more than thirty years we’ve been serving the financial needs of individuals, families, and businesses in Houston, Texas and around the country.

Wealth Management Services include financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, tax planning, insurance planning, estate planning, and company retirement plans.

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