No one knows how long the impact from this virus will last or how much it will hurt. What we do know is that the cure for flattening the curve of new cases i...

Efficient market theorists—the economists who believe that every investor is rational and every company’s true value is reflected in the last price paid for ...

LVM Capital Management’s top priority is to ensure we maintain business resilience and provide a safe work environment for our employees and clients during t...

The investment markets are in full panic mode, the result of the World Health Organization declaring the Covid-19 virus to be a global pandemic and nationwid...

Last week, coronavirus fears sparked a 11.5% selloff in the S&P 500 stock index, the worst market week since the 2008 financial crisis. The actual value of t...

The stock market in 2019 put an exclamation point on a strong decade. U.S. stocks enjoyed one of their best years since the 2008 global financial crisis, sup...

The news headlines provide much for investors to worry about: The European and Chinese economies are decelerating. Tariffs and trade wars act economically li...

During the third quarter the S&P 500 continued to build on its strong 2019 performance. The market-capitalization weighted index gained 1.7% bringing year-to...

Stock market volatility has increased over the past several months as uncertainty over trade talks, tariffs and Fed policy have dominated the news. The marke...

Fundamentally, stock prices are equal to the underlying earnings times whatever multiple investors place on those earnings (the price/earnings or P/E ratio)....

The stock market finished the first half of 2019 on a strong note. The S&P 500 stock index has risen 17% this year, its best first half of the year since 199...

Increased market volatility is an opportunity to review your personal risk tolerance and asset allocation, while resisting the temptation to time the market....

The S&P 500’s gain through the first four months of this year ranks as the index’s strongest start to a year since 1975. In the past 70 years, there have onl...

U.S. stocks ended the first quarter on a high note, with the S&P 500 index recording its best first quarter return since 1998 and best overall quarter since ...

The worst December ever for the stock market was followed by the best January since 1989. The Federal Reserve played a big part in both monthly moves. When...

In 2018, the U.S. economy experienced some of its strongest growth since the 2008 recession. Corporate revenues and profits soared, and dividend payments hit...