Weekly market update: A rollercoaster August

Newsletter | September 4, 2019

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Market update by

Todd Day, MBA

Portfolio Manager

A rollercoaster August

August has historically been a volatile month and this past August didn’t disappoint. Stocks rallied to close out August snapping a four-week losing streak, but when the books closed on August the Dow was down 1.32%, the S&P 500 was down 1.59% and the NASDAQ was down 2.60%...

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Tip adapted from Best Health

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Roasted raspberry peach tart

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