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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 & 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽
https://onewealthmgmt.com/august-2026-market-economic-recap/

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 - 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.
https://onewealthmgmt.com/create-your-own-narrative/

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

I started writing Friday Thoughts back in 2018 as a quick personal note to friends and coworkers.

Eight years later, it's grown into so much more. I'm humbled and honored to share it with you.

Look for its release in e-book and hardcover formats on Amazon very soon!

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

U.S. stocks finished August higher despite a volatile month shaped by shifting interest-rate expectations, geopolitical tensions, and elevated energy prices. Technology and AI-related stocks remained an important source of market strength, while solid corporate earnings helped support investor sentiment.

The major indexes were able to advance even as investors weighed persistent inflation concerns and uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve’s next policy move.

For the month of August, the market’s three major indices performed as follows:

S&P 500 2.6%
The Dow 1.3%
Nasdaq 3.9%

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h𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦/𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬-𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵-𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺-𝘥𝘰𝘸-𝘴-𝘱-500-𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘲-𝘴𝘦𝘵-𝘵𝘰-𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘢𝘴-𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘰𝘪𝘭-𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘴-90-𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘶-𝘴-𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦-𝘰𝘯-𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯/𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥/𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴-𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘴-𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬-𝘵𝘰-𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬-𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴-𝘣𝘶𝘵-𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬-𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴-𝘖𝘶𝘬𝘮𝘚𝘵𝘙𝘪𝘌𝘡𝘓𝘡𝘐9𝘟𝘺𝘔𝘶𝘗𝘶

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

🗓️ September 1st means we’re officially two-thirds of the way through the year.

Summer vacations are winding down, kids are heading back to school, and routines are returning. It’s a natural time to refocus.

Take another look at the goals you set for yourself this year. What’s on track? What needs more attention? And what can you accomplish over the next four months?

There’s still plenty of year left to stay intentional and finish strong.

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

Legacy planning goes beyond assets alone.

We help align financial strategies with the values and priorities that matter most to you.

Purpose-driven planning can help shape long-term impact.
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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

It’s easy to assume that what’s happening in the markets today will continue tomorrow. That’s recency bias - and it can lead investors to chase performance after a rally or abandon a strategy after a downturn.

Successful long-term investing isn’t about reacting to the latest headline or market move. It’s about staying focused on your goals, your plan, and the fundamentals that matter over time.

Before making a change, ask yourself: Am I responding to new information - or simply reacting to what happened recently?

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𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

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The latest inflation report offered some encouraging signs that price pressures are continuing to moderate.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in July, following a 0.4% decline in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the past 12 months, consumer prices increased 3.4%, down slightly from the 3.5% annual rate reported in June.

Core CPI, which excludes the more volatile food and energy categories, increased 0.2% for the month and 2.5% over the past year, also easing from June's 2.6% annual rate. The results were in line with Wall Street expectations.

Shelter costs increased just 0.1% in July, although they still accounted for roughly two-thirds of the overall monthly CPI increase. Food prices also rose 0.1%, while energy prices declined 1.5% for the month. Despite the monthly decline, energy costs remain 14.7% higher than a year ago, while food prices are up 3.0%.
Elsewhere, medical care costs increased 0.4%, airline fares rose 2.2%, new vehicle prices increased 0.1%, and used cars and trucks rose 0.4%.

While annual inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the July report suggests that some of the inflationary pressure seen earlier in the year may be easing. Markets responded positively to the report, while expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase in September declined.

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Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/cpi-inflation-report-july-2026.html

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘕𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘓𝘊. 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.