Special Quarterly Update: Q2 Coming Into Focus
- July 17, 2017
- Weekly Update
Last Friday, stocks closed on more record highs. The S&P 500 rose 1.41% and the Dow climbed 1.04% – both closing...
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...
Mixed Markets. Mixed News.
- June 12, 2017
- Weekly Update
Markets last week were mixed with leading tech stocks falling dramatically as some investors pulled profits. The NASDAQ took the biggest...
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...
Strong Markets and Slow GDP
- May 1, 2017
- Weekly Update
Stocks continued their advance on generally strong earnings reports this week despite the GDP report showing a slow first quarter economy....
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...
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...
Will the Fed Increase Interest Rates?
- March 8, 2017
- Weekly Update
On Wednesday, March 1, the three major domestic indexes all had their best performance in 2017 and reached record highs yet...