Protecting Your Identity From Scammers

by Tom Brown on
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More than 60 million Americans had their identities stolen in 2018, a significant increase from 2015, where more than 15 million consumers were affected. With identity theft numbers on the rise, it certainly doesn’t appear likely that...

Does The Yield Curve & Business Cycle Signal A Recession?

by Janis Zvingelis, Director of Quantitative Research, Envestnet PMC on
The latest economic news may be causing an unsettling tinge of trepidation for investors, which is certainly understandable. The most ominous sign is the Treasury yield curve inversion. The figure below illustrates that prior to the most current yield curve inversion1, it has inverted...

July Monthly Recap

by Scott Keller, Portfolio Manager, Envestnet PMC on
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Domestic equity markets posted another month of positive returns, reaching new all-time highs, as investors priced in the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) rate cut decision. On July 30 and 31, the FOMC met and decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to...

Shifting Winds at the Federal Reserve

by Mike Wedekind, Investment Analyst, Envestnet PMC on
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A year ago, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) was well along its path to normalize short-term interest rates and shrink its massive balance sheet, reversing a decade of cheap money and...