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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-27-2017 On a shortened Thanksgiving week, the few economic reports that surfaced were mixed, with slightly weaker durable goods orders, while existing home sales and jobless claims were positive, and the index of leading economic indicators was quite … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-20-2017   Economic data for the week was highlighted by stronger retail sales, mixed-but-still-strong manufacturing and industrial production results, along with slightly higher inflation.  Homebuilder sentiment improved, while jobless claims remained very low. U.S. equity markets were mixed … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 11-13-2017 In a very light week for economic data, highlights included continued strong job openings data, while claims ticked upward due to temporary weather impacts.  Consumer sentiment also ticked downward a bit. U.S. and foreign equity markets lost … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Updates

Economic Update 11-06-2017 Economic news for the week was dominated by a Fed meeting that resulted in no policy change, mixed manufacturing results, stronger optimism and a below-par employment situation report—several releases continue to demonstrate the effects of recent hurricanes. … Continue reading

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LSA Trade Dates

LSA Revisions – November 2017 Mutual Fund & ETF Model Revisions – (Inclusive of the NTF Models):  Please make sure to login to the LSA website to review all revisions and the investment rationale. LSA Trade Dates This Week, and … Continue reading

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Fed Note

Fed Note: The November FOMC meeting was anticipated to be a minor affair, in that no actions were expected in terms of policy change, nor was there a press conference scheduled afterward.  This played out exactly as such. The formal … Continue reading

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LSA Model Revisions

LSA MODEL PORTFOLIO REVISION TRADE SCHEDULE LSA will begin making revisions to many of the model portfolios over the next several weeks. Please note the date that the revisions will be posted to the website. ***ALL trade dates will be ONE … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-30-2017 Economic data for the week was highlighted by a strong 3rdquarter GDP report, in addition to solid durable goods results.  Housing experienced a bit of a bounce back from a weaker hurricane-plagued prior month, while jobless claims … Continue reading

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TDA Revisions For ETF NTF

TDA REVISIONS for Updated List of Non-Transaction Fee ETF’s LSA has updated the TDA Non-Transaction Fee ETF’s. As many of you know, TDA recently updated their list of available ETF’s on their NTF (non-transaction fee/no ticket charge) platform. After reviewing the … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-23-2017 Economic data for the week included solid regional manufacturing results and production numbers, while housing statistics reflected the large impact of recent multiple hurricanes, which depressed activity.  Labor strength remained robust, with jobless claims again reaching multi-decade … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-17-2017 Economic data for the week was focused on the FOMC minutes, which appeared to sustain high odds for a December rate hike, retail sales came in as expected, as did inflation, while labor markets continued to show … Continue reading

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Weekly Economic Update

Economic Update 10-09-2017 Economic data for the week was led by especially strong ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports, decent construction spending, while the employment situation report for September was a mixed bag of U.S. stock markets continued to churn forward, … Continue reading

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