In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Yesterday’s market performance

-Recent investment flow data

-August ISM manufacturing numbers

-The difficulty Congress is having passing another fiscal stimulus bill

-All-time high levels of corporate bond issuance

-The market capitalization of the S&P 500® Index relative to U.S. GDP

Today’s Bible verse: Psalm 119:12

Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Yesterday’s market performance

-Recent stock splits from Apple and Tesla

-Tightening presidential election polls as measured by PredictIt

-Four possible scenarios for how the upcoming election could play out

-The potential impact of a Biden presidency on financial markets

Today’s Bible verse: Psalm 119:11

Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Last week’s market performance and the rarity of 5%+ positive returns in both July and August

-Warren Buffett’s recent spending spree on five major Japanese corporations

-The implications of Fed Chairman Powell’s speech at the virtual Jackson Hole economic symposium

-Why Sir Isaac Newton may have been a FOMO investor 300 years ago

-How the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way people use their cars

Today’s Bible verse: Psalm 119:10

With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Yesterday’s market performance

-Key news stories making headlines this morning

-Two of the most common questions being asked about the upcoming election

-The likely outcomes of today’s highly anticipated speech by Fed chairman Powell

Today’s Bible verse: Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Yesterday’s market performance

-Key news stories making headlines this morning

-The most recent consumer confidence data

-A different perspective when looking at stock concentration

Today’s Bible verse: John 1:12-13

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, discusses:

-Yesterday’s all-time high for the S&P 500® Index, its third in the last five trading days

-The falling seven-day rolling average of new coronavirus cases in the U.S.

-The current state of state budget deficits

-Forthcoming changes to the Dow Jones Industrial Average

-The astounding increase in stock valuations of some very well-known companies

Matthew 16:15-16

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director-Investment Services, discusses:

- Last week’s market performance

- A potential new treatment for coronavirus patients

- A recent poll that illustrates the challenging employment conditions many Americans are facing

- Investment themes that have worked – and not worked – thus far in 2020

- Signs of an expanding economy, including a booming housing market and increasing business activity

Today’s Bible verse: Revelation 22:4

They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director-Investment Services, discusses:

- Yesterday’s market activity

- Apple’s record-breaking $2 trillion market value

- New developments in the quest for herd immunity against COVID-19

- Insights gleaned from the minutes of the July Fed meeting

- GuideStone’s approach to factor investing, including how we view risk and implement it in a portfolio

Today’s Bible verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, spends time:

-Summarizing how the S&P 500 Index – “The Little Engine That Could” – moved from peak to trough to peak in just 126 days

-Discussing the significant variance in market performance so far this year

-Highlighting the potential future of airline cabins, as described in a recent Washington Post article

-Diving into the dangers of using market factors alone to make investment decisions

Today’s Bible verse: Matthew 5:14-16

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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In today’s edition of the Morning Briefing from GuideStone Capital Management, Bret Curlee, Managing Director–Investment Services, spends time:

-Summarizing yesterday’s market activity

-Digging into a couple recent polls conducted by various news agencies

-Discussing how the stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, is well above its historical trend line dating back nearly 150 years

-Commenting on Japan’s second quarter GDP, which was its worst on record

-Providing insight into how GuideStone approaches market factors when making investment decisions

Today's Bible verse: Psalm 119:60

I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments.

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