Topic: How To Invest

What is Pat’s commentary for the week of April 11, 2017

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Dear Inner Circle Member, Here are three issues in the news that investors wonder about today. The Syrian poison gas attack and President Trump’s response to it. Like any wartime massacre, this one is a tragedy. It may have been the work of Syria, or any of the parties supporting or cooperating with the Syrians. Or, it could have been staged by any of the rebels or groups who oppose Syria, and who would like to bring the U.S. into the fight against Assad. The Trump missile response seemed to reflect this lack of certainty. It created fewer casualties than the gas attack, and it also spared the main runway at the Syrian airbase. Trump responded with just enough force to show that he won’t brush off a repetition. Sad as this is, this situation has no stock-market significance. It will generate a lot of media attention and discussion at the UN, of course. But it takes a much broader and wider-ranging conflict to…