
Examining North Korea and the Markets
- August 18, 2017
- Market AlertsMarkets
No one wants to see a clash between two nations with nuclear capabilities. So, when the war-of-words between North Korea and...

Markets Remain Bullish
- August 8, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Another week of economic performance brought more news that the markets continue their bullish streak. After eight consecutive record-high closings, the...

Markets Start Second-Half of 2017 Slow
- July 10, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
As the country celebrated the Fourth of July last week, the markets experienced some volatility, though they finished a bit flat...

Market Volatility Returns in July
- July 3, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
As Q2 ended, markets hit a six-week volatility high. While the tech sector declined during the week, consumer discretionary and industrial...

Strong and Steady Markets, Oil Prices Fall
- May 31, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
The markets marched ahead last week with the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ reporting all-time records, albeit just slightly above previous...

Markets Ignore the Politics, Retail Earnings Soft
- May 15, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Markets tuned out noise from Washington last week and continued to focus on economic fundamentals. Mildly rebounding retail sales and strong...

Markets Stay Steady, Economic Signals Mixed
- May 8, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Last week, stocks rose but floated within a narrow trading range. By Friday, however, both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ...

Stocks Slip for Second Week
- April 17, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Last week, major indexes experienced losses for the second week in a row, with the S&P 500 falling 1.21%, the Dow...

Domestic Stocks Have a Solid Start to 2017
- April 11, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
The first quarter of 2017 is now behind us, and although we won’t have complete economic data for a while, we...

Markets Stumble. What Does Data Say?
- March 27, 2017
- MarketsWeekly Update
Last week, all four of the indexes we discuss in these market updates saw their performance stumble. The S&P 500 lost...