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Market Thoughts for August 2018 [Video]

Posted by Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP®

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This entry was posted on Aug 2, 2018 9:58:55 AM

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July was a great month for financial markets. In the U.S., the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were all up, and after a terrible June, both developed and emerging markets bounced back. What fueled this performance? Strong economic data, in particular GDP growth, which came in at 4.1 percent for the second quarter, nearly double what it was in the first. Job growth remains strong, corporations are beating sales and earnings expectations, and even the Fed is more positive on the economy than it has been in some time.  

Can this positive trajectory continue? Be sure to tune in to my Market Thoughts videos to learn more. 

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