December 19, 2017
Santa Clause Rally in Full Swing
Domestic markets were up last week as tax reform became more likely. On Friday, multiple previously undecided Senators announced they would back the combined House and Senate bill, and…
December 12, 2017
Santa is Coming Early for Investors
As the holiday season progresses, the markets continue to impress. Last week, many energy, financial, and industrial sector stocks helped drive performance.1 Hitting record highs yet again, the S&P…
December 6, 2017
What should investors be focused on now?
Markets went for a wild ride last week—especially on Friday. In fact, on December 1, the S&P 500 had its largest fluctuations since the day after the 2016 presidential…
November 28, 2017
Investors have a lot to be thankful for
Last week was a relatively quiet time in the domestic markets. We did not receive a tremendous amount of economic data, and trading halted Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.…
November 14, 2017
Stocks Slide as Uncertainty Rises
After posting gains every week since September, U.S. stocks declined by market’s close on Friday. The S&P 500 and Dow ended their longest stretch of weekly increases since 2013,…
November 7, 2017
How will tax proposals impact the economy and markets?
Once again, the markets ended the week in positive territory—and all 3 major domestic indexes hit new record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.26%, and the Dow was up…
October 31, 2017
Can technology stocks continue to lead the market?
Another week, another round of positive market performance. The 3 major domestic indexes again ended the week with gains and new record highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.23% and…
October 24, 2017
October has been a ‘treat’ for investors
Last week, all 3 major U.S. markets hit record highs once again.1 The Dow added 2.00% to notch both intraday and closing records, the S&P 500 rose 0.86%, and…