by jwuser | Sep 25, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks fell last week as volatility reemerged on Wall Street. The VIX Index—a measure of investors’ expectations for market volatility—rose 25% for the week. The result was pretty large losses for the major U.S. stock indices. The S&P 500 fell...
by jwuser | Sep 11, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indexes gave up most of the ground they had gained the previous week, falling around 1% to 2%. Specifically, the S&P 500 dropped 1.3%, the Dow fell 0.75%, and the Nasdaq dived 1.93%. Small-cap stocks really took it on the chin,...
by jwuser | Sep 5, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rebounded last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 2.5% and the Nasdaq surging 3.25%. The Dow registered a smaller gain of about 1.43%. Foreign stocks had a strong outing as well. Developed country stocks increased 2.46%, and...
by jwuser | Aug 28, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW It was a mixed bag of results for U.S. stocks last week. The S&P rose 0.82%, the Nasdaq soared 2.26%, and the Dow fell 0.45%. Growth stocks led the way, gaining 1.66%, whereas value stocks declined 0.25%. Small caps also fell about 0.4%. It was a...
by jwuser | Aug 21, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW All three major U.S. stock indices fell more than 2% last week as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq recorded their third consecutive weekly declines. Small-cap stocks performed even worse, dropping around 3.4% for the week. Even foreign stocks were under...
by jwuser | Aug 14, 2023 | market commentary
OVERVIEW It was a mixed bag of results for the major U.S. stock indices last week. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.9%—its second straight weekly decline—the Dow rose 0.62%, its fourth weekly gain in the past five weeks. The S&P 500 ended somewhere in the...
