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 [...]
Investment Commentary – February 5, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 5, 2019 Dow 25,411 (8.93%) S&P 2,737 (9.21%) NASDAQ 7,402 (11.56%) Gold $1,284 (-0.02%) OIL $52.77 (-15.19) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.01%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Time for stock-market investors to shake off the 3rd ‘recession [...]
Investment Commentary – January 29, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 29, 2019 Dow 24,579 (5.37%) S&P 2,640 (5.31%) NASDAQ 7,028 (5.92%) Gold $1,284 (-0.02%) OIL $52.77 (-15.19) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.01%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks end mostly lower on big day for earnings Federal [...]
Investment Commentary – January 22nd, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 22nd, 2019 Dow 24,404 (4.26%) S&P 2,632 (5.03%) NASDAQ 7,020 (5.86%) Gold $1,284 (-0.02%) OIL $52.77 (-15.19) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.01%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks snap four-day winning streak as trade worries fester U.S. [...]
Investment Commentary –January 15, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 15, 2019 Dow 24,045 (3.16%) S&P 2,610 (4.13%) NASDAQ 7,023 (5.86%) Gold $1,289 (-5.48%) OIL $52.10 (-13.10) Barclay Bond Aggregate (0.12%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks gain as China stimulus, Netflix-led tech rally offset disappointing JPMorgan [...]
Investment Commentary –January 8th, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 8th, 2019 Dow 23,787 (-4.22%) S&P 2,574 (-4.77%) NASDAQ 6,897 (-1.73%) Gold $1,286 (-6.36%) OIL $4,9376 (-6.69) Barclay Bond Aggregate (-0.72%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close higher for a third straight day as real estate [...]