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New Principal® IMPACT 401(k) package helps businesses provide an efficient savings and retirement plan designed to attract and retain employees
Combines tailored services, broad digital capabilities, top-tier investment options, and competitive pricing to help drive positive retirement outcomesMay 13, 2019 Principal Financial Group® continues to innovate retirement plan solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the launch of Principal® IMPACT. This next-generation 401(k) retirement plan package is designed specifically to deliver best-in-class resources and support to…
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Talking Trade: How Far is Too Far?
The Issue The world’s leading economic councils and forums are beginning to sound the alarm on trade disputes with greater frequency and resolve. Despite the rhetoric coming from the United States and China—the two protagonists in the debate—the markets have largely ignored trade tensions. Momentary dips stemming from aggressive political discourse have mostly given way…
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Earnings Surprises and Share Buy-backs Hold Promise for May
by Louis Navellier May 7, 2019 It is starting to get bumpy, but I was encouraged by wave after wave of strong sales and earnings announcements last week. So far, the S&P 500’s annualized earnings are 5.6% above estimates. We had an incredible April, which is a seasonally strong month that benefits from pension funding…
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Global Investment Committee Outlook: 2Q 2019 update
https://www.nuveen.com/investment-outlook Risk-on, but turning more defensive Nuveen’s 2019 Outlook, published in early December, told investors to expect a tougher climb. Since then, we’ve experienced a selloff in stocks and other risk assets followed by a strong recovery in the first quarter. That might have been even a tougher climb than we envisioned, but the sort…
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ARK Disrupt | Issue 172: Blue Origin, Uber, Binance, Roku, & CRISPR
Is It Time to Go Back to the Moon, This Time to Stay? Follow Sam on Twitter @skorusARK Jeff Bezos’s private space company, Blue Origin, held an exciting event Thursday night during which it made some announcements and took some swipes at SpaceX. The talk began with Bezos’s vision for O’Neill colonies, miles-long structures floating in…
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Is inflation a thing of the past?
Is Inflation No Longer a Threat to the U.S. Economy? ‘Inflation’ used to be a word that, when discussed in economic circles, often dealt in worrisome implications – fear of too much inflation or concern over not enough inflation (or at worst, deflation). Rarely have we seen inflation running at subdued, acceptable levels for long…
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What investors can learn from Q1
3 Investment Lessons from Q1 and what they mean for Q2 The first quarter of the new year was an encouraging one for equity investors. Stocks rallied strongly, and the media buzz over trade wars and recessions slowly faded into the background. The S&P 500 soared +13.6% in the first three months led by Technology…
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AZA Capital Management / DRIV Core Update – Q1 Market Commentary
Additional Notes: We remain in our most conservative allocation as equity valuations on a range of metrics are at/near prior “bubble peaks” The strategy is currently well positioned to absorb a pullback or sell-off, while still maintaining some upside capture DRIV Core offers a great compliment to an all equity portfolio, or anyone looking to…
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Can 10 Minutes Save Your Clients Years of Pain and Underperformance?
The U.S. equity markets are hitting all-time highs. But we all know that it won’t last forever. Don’t wait until it is too late! With the market’s recovery, now is the time to consider the risks of the next bear market. In 3 videos and under 10 minutes, you can start the conversation with clients on…
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AZA Webinar
As some broad U.S. indices reach highs, please join CIO Chris Recker for a webinar on May 1, 2019 at 11:30 CT / 12:30 ET to discuss the U.S equity market and how in many ways it is comparable to other extremes in history. Registration URL: We look forward to talking with you soon.
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April mARKet Update Webinar
April mARKet Update Webinar April 10, 2019|by ARK Invest|Market Insights, WebinarTags:autonomous vehicles, economics, market review, sharing economy, vc April mARKet update Spotlight: revisiting the “Deflationary Boom”, the Autonomous Driving Space, Pinterest, and more. Link: https://ark-invest.com/research/april-19-market-update
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Auour 1Q19 Commentary Hidden Volatility
Let’s start with an analogy: You give a dollar to a person, with a well-defined plan, to invest for one year. In the end, he needs to return the earnings or losses (minus any fees charged). In addition, he needs to update the market value every day. In this analogy, the dollar is held in…