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title: Market Thoughts for August 2014
description: In his latest market thoughts video, Brad McMillan discusses the economy, international turmoil, and the U.S. market's performance at the end of July.
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# [Market Thoughts for August 2014](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/market-thoughts-video-for-august-2014)

 Written by [Brad McMillan, CFA®, CFP®](https://blog.commonwealth.com/independent-market-observer/author/brad-mcmillan-cfa-caia-mai) | Aug 6, 2014 4:08:00 PM

In my latest [Market Thoughts video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J0S6RqSaM&list=PLainfKCqFlpv0DL989v9yuvz0UyogvMYe&index=38), I talk about the U.S. economy, international turmoil, and the U.S. market's performance at the end of July.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7J0S6RqSaM&list=PLainfKCqFlpv0DL989v9yuvz0UyogvMYe&index=38>

 

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