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Weekly Market Update September 15, 2023 (Video)
Weekly Market Update September 15, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 34,618.24 +.12%, S&P 500 4,450.32 -.16%, Nasdaq Composite 13,708.33 -.39%, US Two Year 5.037%, Crude Oil $91.15 On Thursday the Department of Labor’s Bureau...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update September 8, 2023 (Video)
Weekly Market Update September 8, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 34,577 +0.7%, S&P 500 4,457 -1.3%Nasdaq Composite 13,762 -1.9%, US Ten Year 4.26%, Crude Oil $87.28 Equity markets this week closed lower following...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update September 1, 2023
Dow Jones Industrial 34,837.71 +1.43%, S&P 500 4,515.77 +2.50% Nasdaq Composite 14,031.81 3.25%, US Ten Year 4.18%, Crude Oil $85.86
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Weekly Market Update for the Week Ended 8/25/2023 (Video)
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Weekly Market August 11, 2023 (Video)
Dow Jones Industrial 35,281.40 0.62%, S&P 500 4,464.05 -4.78% Nasdaq Composite 13,633.65 -1.90%, US Ten Year 4.158%, Crude Oil $83.04 Stocks took a second weekoff from the bull market that began in the spring. This...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update August 4, 2023
Dow Jones Industrial 35,067.20 -1.15%, S&P 500 4,478.38 -2.27% Nasdaq Composite 13,909.24 -0.36%, US Ten Year 4.055%, Crude Oil $82.61 In economic news the big story this week was the downgrade of the United States credit...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 28, 2023 (Video)
Weekly Market Update July 28, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 35,459 +0.7%, S&P 500 4,582 +1.0%Nasdaq Composite 14,317 +2%, US Ten Year 3.96%, Crude Oil $80.48 This week marked the 2nd week of this quarter’s earnings season...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 21, 2023
Dow Jones Industrial 35,228.48 +2.08%, S&P 500 4,536.34 +0.69%Nasdaq Composite 14,032.81 -0.57%, US Ten Year 3.847%, Crude Oil $75.60 Stocks have had a particularly good year so far, a welcome turn of events after last...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 14, 2023
Weekly Market Update, July 14, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 34,509 +2.3%, S&P 500 4,505 +2.4%,Nasdaq Composite 14,114 +3.3%, US Ten Year 3.82%, Crude Oil $75.33 Good News for the Fed Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve...
Read MoreM&R Capital Management 1Q 2023 Market Review
The equity market was dominated in the second quarter by the Kabuki theater of the “debt ceiling crisis”. Once again, both political parties postured for weeks before finally reaching agreement in the middle of May, which passed both house
Read MoreWeekly Market Update June 23, 2023
Weekly Market Update June 23, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,728.62 -1.66%, S&P 500 4,348.47 -1.39%, Nasdaq Composite 13,492.52 -1.44%, US Ten Year 3.737%, Crude Oil $69.28 One of the most long-standing models for investment...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update June 16, 2023
Weekly Market Update - 6/16/23Dow Jones Industrial 34,299 +1.2%, S&P 500 4,410 +2.6% Nasdaq Composite 13,690 +3.2%, US Ten Year 3.76%, Crude Oil $71.88 Let's Talk About the Kids...Calling All 529 Plan Owners - More...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update June 9, 2023
I am going to talk briefly about “the dismal science,” or economics, as it has long been called. The famous Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle penned that term some 200 years ago, motivated by English economist Thomas Malthus’ glum
Read MoreWeekly Market Update June 2, 2023
Weekly Market Update - June 2, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,763 +2%, S&P 500 4,282+1.8%, Nasdaq Composite 13,421 +2%, US Ten Year 3.70%, Crude Oil $71.94After months of back and forth, the U.S. government narrowly averted a...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update May 26, 2023
Regular readers of this space may recall my May 12 Weekly Market Update, where I discussed the price pattern of the S&P 500, specifically the “Ascending Right Triangle” pattern, with the index experiencing a series of higher lows
Read MoreWeekly Market Update May 19, 2023
Weekly Market Update - 5/19/2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,427 +0.4%, S&P 500 4,192 +1.6%,Nasdaq Composite 12,658 +3.0%, US Ten Year 3.7%, Crude Oil $71.98Are You Maximizing Your Retirement Accounts’ True Earnigs Potential?The...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update May 12, 2023
Dow Jones Industrial 33,300.62 -1.11%, S&P 500 4,124.12-0.29% %, Nasdaq Composite 12,284.74 -0.35%, US Ten Year 3.519%, Crude Oil $70.14Below is an 18-month price chart of the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index, represented...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update May 5, 2023
Weekly Market Update May 5, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,674 +1.6%, S&P 500 4,136 -0.8%, Nasdaq Composite 12,235 +0.1%, US Ten Year 3.43%, West Texas Intermediate $71.3610 and Done Rate Hikes?This week the Federal Reserve raised...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update April 28, 2023
Weekly Market Update April 28, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 34,098.16 +0.86%, S&P 500 4,169.48 +0.87%, Nasdaq Composite 12,226.58 +0.69%, US Ten Year 3.441%, Crude Oil $76.70The biggest piece of news last week was the...
Read MoreM&R Capital Management 1Q 2023 Market Review
Weekly Market Update March 31, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 33,274 +3.2%, S&P 500 4,109 +3.5%, Nasdaq 12,222 +3.4%, US Ten Year 3.47%, West Texas Intermediate $75.66
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Weekly Market Update March 31, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,274 +3.2%, S&P 500 4,109 +3.5%, Nasdaq 12,222 +3.4%, US Ten Year 3.47%, West Texas Intermediate $75.66This week saw strength in equity markets after no new...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update March 24, 2023
Dow Jones Industrial 32,237.53 +1.18&%, S&P 500 3,970.99 +1.39%Nasdaq Composite 11,823.96 +1.66%, US Ten Year 3.372%, West Texas Intermediate $69.27Last week my colleague Marshall Burroughs provided a succinct good analysis of...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update March 17, 2023
Weekly Market Update March 17, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 31,862 -0.1%, S&P 500 3,917 +1.4%, Nasdaq 11,631 +4.4%, US Ten Year 3.4%, West Texas Intermediate $66.2 The S&P finished off the week up 1.4% in what has...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update March 10, 2023
Weekly Market Update March 10, 2023: Dow Jones Industrial 31,909.83 -4.44.%, S&P 500 3,861.52 -4.55%, Nasdaq Composite 11,138.89 -1.76%, US Ten Year 3.685%, West Texas Intermediate $76.45
Read MoreWeekly Market Update March 3, 2023
Weekly Market Update March 3, 2023Dow Jones Industrial 33,391 +1.7%, S&P 500 4,052 +1.9%, Nasdaq Composite 11,689 +2.6%, US Ten Year 3.96%, West Texas Intermediate $79.82Equity markets finished the week higher following some...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update February 24, 2023
Weekly Market Update, February 24, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 32,816.99 -2.99%, S&P 500 3,970.05 -2.67%, Nasdaq 11,394.94 -3.33%, US Ten Year 3.95%, West Texas Intermediate $76.54
Read MoreWeekly Market Update February 17, 2023
Weekly Market Update February 17, 2023: Dow Jones Industrial 33,827 -0.1%, S&P 500 4,079 -0.3%, Nasdaq Composite 11,787 +0.6%, US Ten Year 3.81%, West Texas Intermediate $76.60
Read MoreWeekly Market Update February 10, 2023
Weekly Market Update February 10, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 33,869.27 -0.17%, S&P 500 4096.46 -1.11%, Nasdaq Composite 11,718.12 -2.41%, US Ten Year 3.745%, West Texas Intermediate $79.78 - Another roller coaster ride in stocks...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update February 3, 2023
Weekly Market Update January 20, 2023 Dow Jones Industrial 33,375.49 -2.7%, S&P 500 3,972.61 -.66%, Nasdaq Composite 11,140.43 +.55%, US Ten Year 3.482%, West Texas Intermediate $81.40The stock market rally we enjoyed since...
Read MoreM&R Capital Management 2022 Review
The traditional “Santa Claus” rally was notably absent at year end, as stocks ended 2022 on a muted note. Investor concerns have shifted from fear of inflation and higher interest rates to fear of recession. Indeed, it...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update December 30, 2022
The prevailing opinion among market watchers continues to be the influence of inflation and the central bank’s imposition of higher short-term interest rates to combat it. This poses challenges for the economy, and for corporate earnings an
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Read MoreWeekly Market Update November 4, 2022
Dow Jones Industrial 32,403. -1.40%, S&P 500 3,770.55 -3.35%Nasdaq Composite 10,475.25 -5.65%, US Ten Year 4.17%, West Texas Intermediate $92.54
Read MoreWeekly Market Update October 28, 2022
Weekly Market Update October 21, 2022, Dow Jones Industrial 32,861 +2.6%, S&P 500 3,901 +2.5%Nasdaq Composite 11,102 +2.9%, US Ten Year 4.01%Investing In 2022 - Nowhere to Hide? Not so Fast – We Have An...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update October 21, 2022
The biggest economic headline for the week was the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a 75 basis point (.75%) increase in the Federal Funds rate, which led to a second week-long rout of the stock makets. This also resulted in the...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update October 14, 2022
Weekly Market Update October 14, 2022, Dow Jones Industrial 29,643.67 +1.17%, S&P 500 3,584.01 -1.55%, Nasdaq Composite 10,321.39 -3.11%, US Ten Year 4.018%, West Texas Intermediate $85.82 Another volatile week in...
Read More3Q2022 Market Review
The stock market resumed its decline in the third quarter after the August summer rally petered out, with the averages receding to new lows. The Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in its efforts to slow inflation, with...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update September 30, 2022
Weekly Market Update September 9, 2022Dow Jones Industrials 31,318.44 -3.0%, S&P 500 3,924.26 -3.3%Nasdaq Composite 11,630.86 -4.2%, US Ten Year 3.193
Read MoreWeekly Market Update September 16, 2022
September continues its reputation as the worst month for stocks. The inflation numbers that were released earlier this week were higher than expected, ending any hope that the Federal Reserve might slow down its hawkish stance...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update September 2, 2022
Weekly Market Update September 2, 2022Dow Jones Industrials 31,318.44 -3.0%, S&P 500 3,924.26 -3.3%Nasdaq Composite 11,630.86 -4.2%, US Ten Year 3.193The unwinding of the mid-July through mid-August stock market...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update August 26, 2022
Weekly Market Update August 26, 2022Dow Jones Industrials 32,283.33 -4.22%, S&P 500 4,057.67 -4.04%Nasdaq Composite 12,141.71 -4.44%, US Ten Year 3.024The markets this week eagerly awaited Jerome Powell’s speech...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update August 19, 2022
Is our one-month stock market rally over? On what was it based? Do the underlying economic and financial fundamentals justify higher stock prices? Before addressing those questions, let us look at stock market price action from the...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update August 12, 2022
Dow Jones Industrials 32,801.51 -0.13%, S&P 500 4.145.05% +0.36%Nasdaq Composite 12,657.55 +2.15%, US Ten Year 2.842The equity markets got a boost this week after Wednesday’s CPI (Consumer Price Index) number, which came in...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update August 5, 2022
Weekly Market Update August 5, 2022, Dow Jones Industrials 32,801.51 -0.13%, S&P 500 4.145.05% +0.36% Nasdaq Composite 12,657.55 +2.15%, US Ten Year 2.842West Texas Intermediate $88.38 Columbia Threadneedle...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 29, 2022
During the Johnson Administration in the mid-1960’s his economic advisor Arthur Okun created the “misery index,” a tool to measure how the average American might be faring under the economy. It was a simple construct,...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 22, 2022
The equity markets turned in a (relatively) solid performance this week closing +2.0% on the Dow, +2.6% on the S&P and +3.3% on the NASDAQ. Second quarter earnings season is underway, and this week saw several bellwether...
Read MoreWeekly Market Update July 15, 2022
Market Update July 15, 2022 - Transitory Inflation here to stay? Federal government’s undisciplined monetary and fiscal policies
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