Stocks bounced last week, ending sharply higher after a better-than-expected jobs report.  For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.43%, the Dow rose 0.60%, the NASDAQ added 1.14%, but the MSCI EAFE lost 1.41%. Click here to read the full article.

Stocks ended a fourth straight week of gains, sending the S&P 500 index to another record high.  For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.61%, the Dow grew 0.29%, the NASDAQ added 1.40%, and the MSCI EAFE closed flat. Click here to read the full article.

Stocks were up for the third week in a row, posting record highs on better-than-expected earnings results and solid domestic economic data.  Since the bottom of the post-Brexit selloff, the S&P 500 has gained 8.06%.  For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.49%, the Dow grew 2.04%, the NASDAQ added 1.47%, and the MSCI EAFE […]

Markets surged last week after a surprising June jobs report buoyed investor sentiment.  The S&P 500 came within a hair of a new record close on the news.  For the week, the S&P 500 grew 1.28%, the Dow gained 1.10%, the NASDAQ added 1.94%, and the MSCI EAFE fell 1.76%. Click here to read the […]

After the previous week’s post-Brexit selloff, stocks closed out last week with one of the best performances of 2016 as investors bought the dip.  In the first half of the year, the S&P 500 was up 2.69%, the Dow was up 2.90%, the NASDAQ was down 3.29%, and the MSCI EAFE was down 6.28%.  All […]

Stocks fell sharply last week in response to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), putting major indices in the red for 2016.  Why did markets react so badly? The vote to leave was a surprise to most, and markets hate surprises.  It’s too soon to know how Britain’s exit (Brexit) will play out, […]