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4400 Post Oak Pkwy #200
Houston, TX 77027
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.
Week In Perspective: Nasdaq Stands Out in Quiet Week [3-Sept-21]
Before we get to the commentary, I hope you enjoy a long and relaxing Labor Day Weekend! ????
The stock market started September on a quiet note after an equally quiet finish to August. The S&P 500 added 0.6% for the week while the Nasdaq outperformed, gaining 1.6%. The Dow lagged throughout the week, shedding 0.2%.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded the bulk of this week’s gains on Monday, inching to fresh record highs as the week went on.
The start of the new month brought the release of manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys from major economies. Most of these surveys showed a deceleration in activity while China’s Caixin manufacturing and non-manufacturing fell into contraction, prompting speculation about more easing. Meanwhile, manufacturing and non-manufacturing surveys from the U.S. remained in expansionary territory.
Friday’s release of the Employment Situation report for August muddled the economic picture for the U.S., as nonfarm payrolls increased by just 235,000. The headline miss was coupled with a 0.6% increase in average hourly earnings, which was well ahead of the 0.3% expected increase.
Seven sectors ended the week in positive territory with gains ranging from 0.9% (technology) to 4.0% (real estate). On the downside, financials (-2.5%) and energy (-1.4%) finished at the bottom of the leaderboard while materials (-0.9%) and industrials (-0.4%) recorded slimmer losses.
Week in perspective provided by Briefing.com
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