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  • When’s Opening Day?

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Mar 30, 2026 –

    U.S. equities declined for the fifth consecutive week as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East collided with inflation…

    Market Commentary
  • I Guess Every Form of Refuge Has Its Price

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Mar 23, 2026 –

    The peaceful, easy feeling, with which the stock market began the year, has turned into heartache. Thanks to…

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  • Beware the Ides of March

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Mar 16, 2026 –

    On March 15th, 2,069 years ago, a group of Roman senators assassinated Julius Caesar by stabbing him more…

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  • Oil Spills on the Rate-Cut Thesis

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Mar 9, 2026 –

    U.S. equities endured a volatile trading week as geopolitical tensions, weak economic data and inflation fears weighed on…

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  • Traders, Guns and Money

    By Peter Hudlow, Associate Vice President, Advisor Directed Portfolio Analyst

    Mar 2, 2026 –

    The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average all ended the week lower by -0.4%, -1.0%…

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  • Split Personality

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Feb 23, 2026 –

     Last Tuesday, the stock market began the holiday-shortened week in a foul mood but recovered to its chipper…

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  • Another Market Milestone

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Feb 10, 2026 –

    The stock market marked another major milestone last week when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) surpassed 50,000…

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    Earnings, AI, and the Fed: It’s a Warsh

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Feb 2, 2026 –

    U.S. equities endured a volatile week as traders digested corporate earnings reports, the state of the artificial intelligence…

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  • Another Stormy Weekend

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Jan 26, 2026 –

    Over the past few days, winter storm Fern impacted hundreds of millions of Americans as it brought heavy…

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  • No Rest for the Weary

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Jan 13, 2026 –

    We hope you had a relaxing holiday season because it has already been an eventful start to the…

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  • Put a Bow on It

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Dec 22, 2025 –

    Over the next week and a half, we’ll be putting the wraps on 2025. It was a year…

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    Flight to Safety: Value Rotation and International Strength

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Dec 15, 2025 –

    U.S. equities were mixed last week during a busy stretch that included corporate earnings reports and the December…

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