Investment Commentary – January 19, 2021 Year to Date Market Indices as of January 19, 2021 • Dow 30,932 (1.16%) • S&P 3,797 (1.06%) • NASDAQ 13,152 (2.05%) • Gold $1,840 (2.74%) • OIL $52.94 (9.33%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.76%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Stocks [...]
Investment Commentary –January 12, 2021 Year to Date Market Indices as of January 12, 2021 • Dow 31,085 (1.54%) • S&P 3,801 (1.18%) • NASDAQ 13,066 (1.37%) • Gold $1,854 (2.74%) • OIL $53.14 (2.85%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.98%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Stocks seek direction [...]
Investment Commentary – January 5, 2021 Year to Date Market Indices as of January 5, 2021 • Dow 30,391 (-0.70%) • S&P 3,726 (-0.78%) • NASDAQ 12,818 (-0.54%) • Gold $1,953 (2.74%) • OIL $49.80 (2.85%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.23%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Dow gains over [...]
Investment Commentary –December 29, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of December 29, 2020 • Dow 30,403 (6.54%) • S&P 3,735 (15.62%) • NASDAQ 12,899 (43.76%) • Gold $1,884 (23.83%) • OIL $48.17 (-22.74%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (5.02%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Forbes: House Vote Keeps [...]
Investment Commentary – December 22nd, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of December 22nd, 2020 • Dow 30,216 (5.88%) • S&P 3,694 (14.37%) • NASDAQ 12,742 (42.02%) • Gold $1,882 (23.83%) • OIL $47.57 (-22.74%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.82%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Americans will get stimulus checks as soon as [...]
Investment Commentary –December 15th, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of December 15th, 2020 • Dow 30,201 (5.82%) • S&P 3,694 (14.36%) • NASDAQ 12,595 (40.37%) • Gold $1,857 (22.22%) • OIL $47.57 (-22.27%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.97%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Markets U.S. Stocks [...]
Investment Commentary –December 8th, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of December 8th, 2020 • Dow 30,173 (5.73%) • S&P 3,702 (14.59%) • NASDAQ 12,582 (40.24%) • Gold $1,863 (22.64%) • OIL $46.10 (-24.77%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.81%) • Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25 (0-0.25) Stocks Rise, Bonds Dip Amid Hope for Stimulus [...]
Hello and happy Monday to everyone. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving even in these Covid crazy times. Myself, we did not have our usual amount of family over for Thanksgiving to minimize and be safe. Now that we are past the election and fully bought back into the models, this will be the [...]
Hello and Happy Monday to everyone. First, a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We will not be producing a Monday email next Monday, November 23, the week of Thanksgiving. Second, Affinity is buying back in your risk models this Wednesday 11/18/20. We are setting a date so you can have time to call us if you [...]
Hello and happy Monday to everyone. Is the election over? President Trump’s party says no, with multiple lawsuits coming out today on states he wants recounted. Unless there is evidence for his lawsuits, those should be over soon. Both presidential candidates had record turn out in votes. More votes this last week than any other [...]