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    Let’s Make a Deal! (To Reopen the Government)

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Nov 11, 2025 –

    Stocks finished lower last week amid growing concern that the massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI) witnessed over…

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    It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Nov 3, 2025 –

    It’s been a dickens of a market. The major averages all closed at their best weekly levels ever,…

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    Benjamin F. Edwards Takes the Guesswork Out of Portfolio Construction

    Read about our stock portfolio – the Edwards Dividend Growth Equity 40 – EDGE 40

    Oct 31, 2025 –

    In the fall of 2021, Benjamin F. Edwards created a stock portfolio called the Edwards Dividend Growth Equity…

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    Macro Momentum: Earnings, Inflation, and Trade Truce

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Oct 27, 2025 –

    U.S. equities pushed further into record territory last week amid strong corporate earnings and a favorable inflation report.…

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    Call the Exterminator, We Might Have a Credit Infestation

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Oct 20, 2025 –

    The shutdown of the U.S. Government continued last week – a variety of key economic indicators haven’t been…

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    The Truth Toll: Volatility Returns to Equity Markets

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Oct 13, 2025 –

    Equity investors got their first taste of volatility on Friday since what has seemed like a relentless upward…

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    A Fine Kettle of Fish

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Oct 6, 2025 –

    Early last week, the market averages floundered a bit but rapidly swam upstream into the weekend. All the…

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    Artificial Intelligence or Artificial Investment?

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Sep 29, 2025 –

    The three major U.S. stock indices fell last week, with the S&P 500 (S&P), Nasdaq Composite and Dow…

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    Don’t Fight the Fed

    By Jack Kraft, Vice President, Investment Strategist

    Sep 15, 2025 –

    U.S. equities continued their march higher last week, proving once again that it’s tough to “fight the Fed”…

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    Handle with Care

    By Peter Biebel, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Sep 8, 2025 –

      Since the lows five months ago, the stock market has delivered solid returns. The S&P 500 Index…

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    Jerome Powell to the Rescue!

    By Ben Norris, Senior Vice President, Senior Investment Strategist

    Aug 26, 2025 –

    Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell came to the rescue of distressed investors late last week with his…

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  • Rates, Resilience, and Rotation: Gains Continue to Reign

    By Tristan Detzel, CFA, Advisory Portfolios Strategist

    Aug 18, 2025 –

    By Tristan Detzel, CFA, Advisory Portfolios Strategist U.S. equities ended last week broadly higher, supported by optimism over…

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