10 Critical IRA Errors Advisors Must Avoid

The defining developments during September were another synchronized backup in global bond yields and the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since July 2023. Interest rates rose approximately 0.50% across the U.S. Treasury curve from 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years pushing broad equity indices down, while large-cap indices demonstrated notable resilience. Large-cap growth equities advanced 2.16%, carried by semiconductors and a handful of mega-cap AI leaders. That performance masked significant damage beneath the surface.