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Tax season is underway and that means an uptick in tax-related scams. One particularly pernicious form of fraud is tax identity theft. Tax-related identity theft happens when someone
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Stocks End Higher for Second Week
Markets closed out another solid week of gains on the back of higher oil prices and some positive economic data. For the week, the S&P 500 increased 1.58%, the Dow grew 1.51%, and the NASDAQ added
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Stocks Post Best Week of 2016
Markets closed out their best week of the year last week, buoyed by higher oil prices and positive economic data that reassured some recession worriers. For the week, the S&P increased 2.84%, the
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Are Recession Fears Just Hype?
Markets ended another volatile week lower despite a bounce in oil prices. For the week, the S&P 500 lost 0.81%, the Dow fell 1.43%, and the NASDAQ dropped 0.59%.[1]
Amid volatile stock prices and
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Is This What Full Employment Looks Like?
Markets dropped last week on mixed economic data and a big selloff in the tech sector amid weak earnings. For the week, the S&P 500 lost 3.10%, the Dow fell 1.59%, and the NASDAQ dropped 5.44%.[1]
In
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Stocks Drive Higher Amid Uncertainty
Stocks experienced another volatile week with high daily swings in value. Despite the lingering uncertainty, stocks ended the week higher on the back of better-than-expected earnings reports and
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Putting Market Corrections Into Perspective
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After a turbulent 2015, stocks tumbled in the first few weeks of 2016, causing concerns that the bull market we've enjoyed since 2009 may be over. We'd like to take the opportunity to
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Stocks End Choppy Week Higher
After a volatile week, markets regained some steam, helped by a recovery in oil prices and some upbeat earnings reports. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.41%, the Dow grew 0.66%, and the NASDAQ
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