by jwuser | Dec 21, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks surged to more new highs last week. The S&P 500 index rose 1.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.44%, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 3.05%. Foreign stocks also did well. Both developed and emerging market stocks rose over...
by jwuser | Dec 14, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW Volatility picked up a bit on Wall Street last week, leaving the major U.S. indices in negative territory. The S&P 500 fell 0.96%, the Nasdaq fell 0.69%, and the Dow dropped 0.57%. Foreign stocks had a similarly poor week, with developed country...
by jwuser | Dec 7, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW More record highs for the U.S. stock market last week; the S&P 500 rose 1.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 1%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.1%. Digging deeper, we see small-cap and value stocks taking the lead in the U.S.,...
by jwuser | Nov 30, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks performed well on a shortened holiday week. The S&P 500 Index closed at a record high, gaining 2.27 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.21 percent, making the news when it closed above 30,000 on Tuesday. And the Nasdaq...
by jwuser | Nov 23, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended in mixed territory last week, with the S&P 500 falling 0.77%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 0.73%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbing 0.22%. Economically sensitive small-cap stocks had another good week,...
by jwuser | Nov 16, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW In a reversal of what we’re used to seeing this year, Big Tech got overshadowed by the smaller, more economically sensitive stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell about 0.6%, while the S&P 500 rose about 2.1%, and the Dow gained roughly 4%. The...
