Investment Commentary – June 12, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 12, 2019 Dow 26,048 (11.66%) S&P 2,885 (15.11%) NASDAQ 7,822 (17.89%) Gold $1339 (4.27%) OIL $51.78 (13.05%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.97%) All World Index (12.78%) JP Morgan: Thought of the week Trade tensions weighed heavily on global activity in [...]
Investment Commentary – June 4, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close June 4, 2019 Dow 25,330 (8.62%) S&P 2,803 (11.84%) NASDAQ 7,528 (13.44%) Gold $1331 (3.67%) OIL $3.57 (16.96%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.46%) All World Index (8.08%) Stocks Jump Most Since January on Jolt From Powell: Markets Wrap U.S. stocks climbed [...]
Investment Commentary – May 28, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 28, 2019 Dow 25,347 (9.45%) S&P 2,802 (13.07%) NASDAQ 7,607 (16.57%) Gold $1,279 (0.02%) OIL $58.97 (5.99%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.46%) All World Index (9.66%) Stocks close near intraday lows as investors seek fresh market catalysts U.S. stocks closed [...]
Investment Commentary – May 21, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 21, 2019 Dow 25,532 (9.45%) S&P 2,834 (13.07%) NASDAQ 7,734 (16.57%) Gold $1,297 (0.02%) OIL $61.71 (5.99%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.46%) All World Index (10.10%) Dow logs 200-point gain as demand for tech, energy stocks overshadow trade angst Stocks [...]
Investment Commentary – May 14, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 14, 2019 Dow 25,532 (9.45%) S&P 2,834 (13.07%) NASDAQ 7,734 (16.57%) Gold $1,297 (0.02%) OIL $61.71 (5.99%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.46%) All World Index (10.10%) Stocks close higher as market regains bullish form in wake of trade-sparked rout U.S. [...]
Investment Commentary – May 7, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 7, 2019 Dow 25,965 (11.31%) S&P 2,933 (15.05%) NASDAQ 8,120 (20.02%) Gold $1,285 (-0.92%) OIL $61.24 (29.25%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.06%) All World Market Index (14.42%) Dow falls 500 points as stocks retreat for second day on U.S.-China tariff [...]
Investment Commentary – April 30, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 30, 2019 Dow 26,183 (14.00%) S&P 2,867 (17.51%) NASDAQ 7,850 (22.01%) Gold $1,285 (-0.94%) OIL $63.47 (33.96) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.81%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) All World Cap Index (15.18%) Real Gross Domestic Product (+3.2% [...]
Investment Commentary – April 23, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 23, 2019 Dow 26,656 (14.27%) S&P 2,933 (17.03%) NASDAQ 8,120 (22.39%) Gold $1,274 (-1.80%) OIL $64.16 (39.68%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.57%) All World Market Index (14.51%) The S&P 500 and Nasdaq just closed at records, ending a months long [...]
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 [...]