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title: Market Thoughts for April 2017 [Video]
description: Commonwealth's Brad McMillan comments on financial markets and the economy as we head into the second quarter.
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# [Market Thoughts for April 2017 \[Video\]](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/market-thoughts-for-april-2017-video)

 Written by [Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP®](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/author/brad-mcmillan-cfa-caia-mai) | Apr 3, 2017 7:36:22 PM

Yet again, all I can say is *wow*. It was a decent month and a great quarter for markets, both in the U.S. and around the world. Globally, economics are very positive, which supports financial markets. Fundamental factors are also improving, and that looks likely to continue.

What do we need to worry about? One word: politics. Get the details in my latest [Market Thoughts](https://vimeo.com/channels/966267) video. 

<https://vimeo.com/channels/966267>

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