April 19, 2016
Will the market continue its ascent?
Stocks rallied again last week on better-than-expected earnings and some reassuring news about China’s economy, giving the Dow its best weekly performance since mid-March.1 For the week, the S&P 500…
April 12, 2016
Will the market experience ‘April Showers’?
Stocks tumbled last week on downward revisions to U.S. economic growth and worries about global growth. For the week, the S&P 500 fell 1.21%, the Dow lost 1.21%, and the…
April 5, 2016
Roller Coaster First Quarter Ends Mixed
After a rocky start to the year, most stocks ended the first quarter slightly higher, which is remarkable considering the negative sentiment that caused stocks to selloff in the early…
March 29, 2016
Q4 GDP Revised Upward by Strong Consumer Spending
Stocks ended the holiday-shortened week down, snapping their five-week winning streak. However, losses were mild amid low trading volume before the Easter weekend. For the week, the S&P 500 lost…
March 22, 2016
How will the Fed’s decision affect the markets?
After a historically rough start to the year, stocks finally rallied enough to put the S&P 500 and Dow in the green for the year. Extended weakness in the dollar—…
March 15, 2016
What impact does Europe and Asia have on our economy?
The environment for investors is changing directly resulting from the moves made by the European Central Bank last week. Despite ECB Chief, Mario Draghi's efforts, banks are losing their influence on…
March 8, 2016
Will the latest unemployment report help the markets?
Markets closed out a third week of gains, putting the Dow at a two-month high and erasing much of the year’s losses. Higher oil prices and an upbeat February jobs…
March 1, 2016
March madness begins for stocks
We have had such extreme volatility since the first trading day of 2016, that most investors would describe this market as ‘madness’. March will be critical to see if the…
February 23, 2016
Can higher oil prices give the markets a boost?
After tumbling for weeks, oil prices stabilized close to $30/barrel after several major oil producers—including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar, and Venezuela—announced their willingness to freeze production levels to fight low…