Investment Commentary – April 16, 2019 Exciting News from Amazon! Please read below. Affinity Asset Founder Becomes Amazon Best-Selling Author “Why Didn't I Hear About This Earlier?: Investors Often Don't Know What They're Missing,” conceptualized and written by Affinity Asset Management Owner and President Mark Roberts, reached the Amazon best-sellers list during its release week. [...]
Investment Commentary – April 10, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 9, 2019 Dow 26,150 (12.10%) S&P 2,878 (14.81%) NASDAQ 7,909 (19.20%) Gold $1,306 (0.70%) OIL $64.28 (5.99%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.28%) Stock market set to drift higher as investors digest inflation data, await Fed minutes U.S. stock-index futures pointed [...]
Investment Commentary – April 2, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 2, 2019 Dow 26,183 (12.23%) S&P 2,867 (14.38%) NASDAQ 7,850 (18.296%) Gold $1,295 (-0.16%) OIL $60.06 (27.71) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.56%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) US Real GDP Growth: 2.20% Chg for Q4 2018 First-quarter [...]
Investment Commentary – March 26, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 26, 2019 Dow 25,673 (9.99%) S&P 2,818 (12.43%) NASDAQ 7,691 (15.92%) Gold $1,332 (1.91%) OIL $60.06 (27.71) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.84%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) S&P 500, Nasdaq snaps 2-session skid but 10-year Treasury yield [...]
Investment Commentary – March 19, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 19, 2019 Dow 25,887 (10.97%) S&P 2,832 (12.99%) NASDAQ 7,723 (16.41%) Gold $1,306 (1.18%) OIL $59.08 (27.05) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.75%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) What ‘Fed drift’ says about how the stock market behaves [...]
Investment Commentary – March 12, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 12, 2019 Dow 25,554 (9.55%) S&P 2,791 (11.36%) NASDAQ 7,591 (14.40%) Gold $1,301 (0.83%) OIL $57.09 (22.77) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.44%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close mostly higher on health care, utilities rise; Boeing [...]
Investment Commentary – March 5, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 5, 2019 Dow 25,806 (10.63%) S&P 2,789 (11.28%) NASDAQ 7,576 (14.18%) Gold $1,348 (4.45%) OIL $57.12 (23.74) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.24%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close slightly lower as investors seek catalysts beyond U.S.-China [...]
Investment Commentary – February 26, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 26, 2019 Dow 26,057 (8.99%) S&P 2,793 (9.49%) NASDAQ 7,524 (11.75%) Gold $1,324 (1.79%) OIL $53.34 (15.55) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.08%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) What’s driving the market? Wall Street was watching developments between [...]
Investment Commentary – February 20, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 20, 2019 Dow 25,893 (11.02%) S&P 2,779 (10.88%) NASDAQ 7,482 (12.71%) Gold $1,348 (4.45%) OIL $57.12 (23.74) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.24%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks edge higher as investors watch trade talks, await Fed [...]
Investment Commentary – February 12, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 12, 2019 Dow 25,425 (8.99%) S&P 2,744 (9.49%) NASDAQ 7,414 (11.75%) Gold $1,314 (1.79%) OIL $53.34 (15.55) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.08%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close at 2019 high on tentative deal to avert [...]