After months of relative calm, market fluctuations are causing many investors to wonder what is happening to the economy.  Last week, the S&P 500 lost 5.16%, the Dow dropped 5.21%, and the NASDAQ declined 5.06%.  The MSCI EAFE also gave back 6.19%.  These losses pushed all four indexes into negative territory for the year.  In […]

After 4 straight weeks of gains, the markets have slipped.  As of Friday, the S&P 500 lost 3.85%, the Dow dropped 4.12%, and the NASDAQ decreased by 3.53%.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE also took a 2.78% hit.  Domestically, the losses spanned sectors and asset classes.  For the S&P 500, all 11 of the […]

Stocks had an impressive week yet again, as each of the domestic indexes reached record highs and gained at least 2%.  The S&P 500 added 2.23%, the Dow increased 2.09%, and the NASDAQ grew 2.31%.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE joined the growth, adding 1.49%. Click here to read the full article.

We’re only a few weeks in 2018, and stocks are showing quite a strong performance so far.  last week, major domestic indexes posted gains yet again, with all 3 up at least 5% this year.  By Friday, the S&P 500 had added another 0.86%, and both the Dow and NASDAQ were up 1.04%.  All 3 […]

Domestic markets continued their strong start to 2018, posting gains across the board for their 2nd week.  The S&P 500 added 1.57% and closed at a new record high on Friday.  The index just posted its best 10-day beginning to a year since 2003, with a 4.2% gain so far this year.  The Dow also […]

The first week of 2018 is behind us, and across the globe, stocks experienced a strong start to the year.  International stocks in the MSCI EAFE gained 2.44% last week.  In the U.S., our major indexes also leapt forward, hitting a number of records and milestones. Click here to read the full article.