Talks between the USA and China helped the market rebound nicely on Thursday while wage and jobs data Friday made the market continue to move up (though the Dow Jones Industrial Average actually closed lower by the time Friday finished). How much of this is meaningful when it comes to watching your portfolio? Is tracking trade talk and other news worth doing? What about quarterly jobs or consumer reports? Which indicators should you pay attention to? We'll discuss that today, AND some good news for savers when it comes to IRA and retirement plan contribution limits.

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