Today’s staff training helped us to better understand what can often be a difficult issue and how to facilitate important conversations for our clients and their loved ones Here are some conversation tips: Be clear about your purpose Frame it […]

Last Week Global equities entered 10% correction territory after falling 3.8% in a bumpy week, with declines across all major regions. U.S. equities declined 3.9% last week as ongoing headwinds from trade and concerns on Federal Reserve policy becoming too […]

Along with 575 other local businesses, Missouri Trust & Investment Company supports domestic violence awareness month. Thanks to our neighbors Buxton Kubic Dodd and USA Mortgage, our lunch pizza fundraiser raised over $100 to benefit Harmony House and victims of […]

Last Week Global equities fell slightly last week with a small 0.1% loss. Emerging markets (-0.8%) led global equities lower while developed ex-U.S. equities fell slightly (-0.2%) and U.S equities were flat. A summit in Europe failed to produce an […]

Last Week All major regions finished the week with declines as rising U.S. bond yields continued to pressure equities. U.S. equities struggled the most, returning -4.2% followed closely by non-U.S. developed market equities (-4.0%). Emerging market equities performed best of the major regions but […]

The Federal Trade Commission has posted a New Credit Law FAQ of the most common questions they are receiving about the new law. Questions include: Can I still use my credit card when a credit freeze is in place? I […]

Last Week U.S. and non-U.S. developed market equities declined 1.3% and 2.2%, respectively, while emerging markets struggled with a 4.5% drop The 10-year Treasury yield reached 3.23% near the end of last week, the highest since 2011 as investors become […]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell used a celestial metaphor to center his remarks at the recent Jackson Hole summit. The Fed’s decisions, he noted, are often based on the distance of inflation, unemployment and growth from their long-run equilibria. In […]

Providing your phone number and email address in response to an online investment promotion may make you a target for fraud. Some investment scams start with a promotion or advertisement, like an intriguing online video or email, followed by a […]

Last Week Friday marked the end of the third quarter, with global equities falling 0.6% last week, including declines across U.S. (-0.5%), non-U.S. developed market (-0.9%), and emerging market equities (-0.3%) Wednesday, the Fed raised rates for the third time […]