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Are the Bond Vigilantes Ready to Ride Again?

Markets have recovered from their post-Liberation Day sell-off. Investors are feeling better about the outlook. But there are still clouds on the horizon.

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Is It a New Bull Market?

The recent rally began when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck a more conciliatory tone with China, saying he expected a de-escalation shortly.

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Commonwealth Partners with Messina College, Creating Career Paths for First-Generation College Students

Commonwealth Financial Network®, a national RIA dedicated to providing financial advisors with holistic, integrated business solutions, has initiated a new partnership with Messina College, a two-year, all-residential degree program of Boston College that welcomed its first-ever class of students to the school’s Brookline Campus last summer.

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Mixed Signals on the Path Ahead for U.S. Economy

As investors wait for updates on trade deals during the pause in tariff implementation, the focus for many has turned to economic growth and the conflicting data surrounding it.

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Is It Time for Investors to Play the Long Game?

During periods of market volatility and declines, investors get concerned. They question their long-term objectives and whether they have more risk in their portfolios than they can tolerate. These are reasonable thoughts to have at times like these.

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Looking at the Economic Data and Volatility in the Bond Market

Last week, the S&P 500 was up 5.7%, the strongest week for the market since November 2023.

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Tariffs Shock Economy and Markets

The markets are in the middle of a historic decline. Not so much in the magnitude—while we are approaching a bear market, these happen fairly regularly—but in the speed of the drop.

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Putting the Market Sell-Off into Perspective

At the start of last week, the S&P 500 rallied three days in a row, with investors believing that the tariffs announced on Wednesday would be targeted.

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Q1 2025 in Review: Investors Take a Wild Ride

The first quarter of 2025 took investors on a rollercoaster, driven by on-again, off-again tariff policy announcements.

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The Fed, Policy, and International Markets

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting at a Commonwealth conference. I love spending time and sharing ideas with our advisors. They are the best in the business.

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The Market Has Corrected: What’s Ahead?

As of the end of trading on Thursday, March 13, the S&P 500 closed down 10 percent from its all-time high, marking an official correction. It was the first correction since October 2023—17 months ago.

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All Eyes on the Consumer: Is the Economic Engine Sputtering?

As the consumer goes, so goes the U.S. economy. Consumers make up roughly 70 percent of U.S. GDP.

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Policy Uncertainty Begins to Weigh on Investors

Like most incoming administrations, President Trump entered office with a desire to do things differently than his predecessor, and he is certainly doing that.

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Q3 2024 Earnings: Santa Delivered, but Markets Expect More in 2025

The blog touches on how the "Magnificent Seven" tech giants—Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—achieved a remarkable 21% earnings growth in Q3 2024, propelling the S&P 500 to a 5.9% overall increase.

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Early Election Thoughts

From beginning to end, the 2024 election cycle will be looked back on as historic