Coronavirus and the Stock Market
The investment markets are in full panic mode, the result of the World Health Organization declaring the Covid-19 virus to be a global...
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- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
Perspective in the Panic
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....
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- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min
Bull Market Expected to Continue in 2020
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...
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Strong Fundamentals of a Growing Economy Support Higher Stock Prices.
The news headlines provide much for investors to worry about: The European and Chinese economies are decelerating. Tariffs and trade wars...
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- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
“Trade War” Hits The Manufacturing Sector. The Consumer Steps In To Hold Up The Economy.
During the third quarter the S&P 500 continued to build on its strong 2019 performance. The market-capitalization weighted index gained...
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- Sep 12, 2019
- 2 min
US Consumer Keeps Economy From Slipping Into Recession
Stock market volatility has increased over the past several months as uncertainty over trade talks, tariffs and Fed policy have dominated...
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- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
August 2019 Market Update
Fundamentally, stock prices are equal to the underlying earnings times whatever multiple investors place on those earnings (the...
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- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
July 2019 Market Update
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...
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- Jun 7, 2019
- 3 min
June 2019 Market Update
Increased market volatility is an opportunity to review your personal risk tolerance and asset allocation, while resisting the temptation...
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- May 3, 2019
- 2 min
May 2019 Market Update
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...
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- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
April 2019 Market Update
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...
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- Feb 4, 2019
- 2 min
February 2019 Market Update
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...
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- Jan 3, 2019
- 3 min
January 2019 Market Update
In 2018, the U.S. economy experienced some of its strongest growth since the 2008 recession. Corporate revenues and profits soared, and...
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