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The stock market's six-week winning streak came to a halt last week, as rising bond yields began capturing investors' attention. We examine the forces driving the recent rise and explore the potential for further increases.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

The stock market has delivered a stellar performance so far in 2024, touching new all-time highs again last week. If it holds onto current gains through year-end, this would be the second straight calendar year with a return above 20%, a somewhat rare feat.

In our latest Weekly Market Wrap, we take a look at similar strong periods in the past, and what current conditions signal about the potential for another win in 2025.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

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As we mark the two-year anniversary of the bull market, we assess how the economic and market environment has evolved and explore what might come next.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Do you have young adults getting ready to leave the nest? Gaining an early financial education can help them grow their future nest egg. Share these financial fitness courses with them now so they’re better prepared to spread their wings.

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Uncertain whether the mega backdoor Roth IRA strategy is available to you? Learn how this potential tool may help certain people increase the tax-free assets they can save toward retirement. Then let's schedule time to discuss.

How to take advantage of the mega backdoor Roth strategy We outline how to potentially increase your tax-free retirement contributions with the mega backdoor Roth strategy.

Markets have performed quite well in the lead up to this year's U.S. presidential election. As we advance toward – and beyond – November 5th, our latest Weekly Market Wrap provides perspective on what markets have done after elections as well.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Some weeks are more consequential than others in shaping the market narrative, and last week was one of them.

The Federal Reserve delivered on what markets have been hoping for and anxiously anticipating over the past two years. Interest rates were cut by a larger-than-typical 0.5%, signaling a critical turning point in the monetary policy cycle.

We offer five key takes on what last week's announcement means for the economy and markets.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

As interest rates have crept back up from their multiyear lows, it’s important to revisit your debt management strategy. Here are 8 key tips to help get started.

Your playbook for paying down high-interest debt (US|EN) As interest rates have crept back up from their multiyear lows, it’s important to revisit your debt management strategy.www.edwardjones.com/us-en

Investors focused in on inflation data last week, with markets continuing to filter the balance of consumer price trends and economic readings through the lens of what it means for Fed interest rate moves ahead.

We zoom in on key items that were in the frame last week, and then zoom out for a better view of the bigger picture for the markets.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

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According to the Society of Actuaries®️, about 1 in 4 workers can expect to face a disability lasting 90 days or longer during their careers. Let's discuss how to create a strategy to help protect your financial goals in the event you experience a disability.

Preparing for the unexpected: Disability risk If you couldn’t work, how would you cover your expenses? Find out how a potential disability could impact you, and what you can do now to protect against it.

After last week's soft jobs report, markets continued their risk-off positioning that began in the seasonally volatile month of September. We share our view on the slowing labor market and recommendations for investors in the current backdrop.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Despite nearly half of American women anticipating receiving an inheritance in the next 10 years, women face significant obstacles to determining how wealth is transferred across generations.

Our head of Wealth Management Advice and Solutions Lena Haas discusses the power of planning ahead in this recent World Economic Forum article.

The 'Great Wealth Transfer': Here's how women can make the most of it The wealth gap between the genders means women face greater obstacles in terms of giving and receiving inheritance – but a financial adviser can help.

To frame the August swings, we examine what's changed, what hasn't and what the evolving conditions may mean for the road ahead.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Happy Labor Day! Today, we celebrate the achievements and honor the sacrifices of workers past, present and future.

Although nearly two-thirds of business owners (64%) have prepared a business succession plan, 16% feel unprepared for their succession plan, according to our latest research with Morning Consult and NEXT360 Partners.

Edward Jones Principal of Retirement Products Katherine Roy joined Yahoo! Finance Wealth to discuss considerations for transitioning businesses from owners to successors.

Passing the torch: What businesses need in succession plan 52 CEOs stepped down in the first quarter of 2024, the highest level in four years according to executive search and leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates. Edward Jones Principal of Retirement Products Katherine Roy joins Wealth! to give insight into how business owners need to start....

Markets spent the past week largely treading water. While there were no major surprises, we do think the Federal Reserve's freshest commentary provided three key takeaways that will be important for markets ahead.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

Markets over the past week continued to recover from the previous week's sharp pullback.

In our view, the backdrop of softer inflation and cooling but positive economic growth still points to a Fed that will likely begin cutting rates as soon as the September 18 FOMC meeting.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

One of the biggest retirement-related decisions you'll make is when to start Social Security. And it isn't one to take lightly – Social Security is one of the most valuable retirement assets you have.

Being retired and understanding social security Understand how Social Security plays a role during this important time in your life.

For any investors that were looking the 2024 gift horse in the mouth, last week showed some teeth. We don't think the recent pullback should be patently dismissed, but panic is not the proper reaction either.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

No one wants to be told how (or where) to live as they get older — but not talking about it could be even more consequential. Here are three common misconceptions on the "best places to live" in retirement.

"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" 3 Common Misconceptions About Living Arrangements as You Age

The final week of July was a whirlwind, filled with a flurry of earnings reports, three central bank meetings and key labor market data. We look at five key turning points that may define performance in the months ahead.

Weekly market wrap A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

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We’ve set a goal of impacting one million adults and youth by the end of 2025, and have already reached more than 407,000 learners. Even more powerful, though, is the impact we've seen in the communities we're serving with this program. Through this work, Edward Jones is advancing our purpose to partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. https://bit.ly/3A52XGN