Weekly Market Update – January 26, 2024
Quick Takes After starting on a down note in the first week of the year, U.S. stocks have rallied for three straight weeks, propelling the S&P 500 Index up another +1.0% to yet more all-time highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up +0.9%, and the small cap...
Weekly Market Update – January 19, 2024
Quick Takes After starting on a down note in the first week of the year, U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight week, propelling the S&P 500 Index up +1.2% to a new all-time high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up +2.3%, but small caps lagged again as the...
Weekly Market Update – January 12, 2024
Quick Takes After starting on a down note in the first week of the year, U.S. stocks and bonds rebounded in the second. The S&P 500 Index was up +1.8% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up +3.1%. However, small caps lagged, with the Russell 2000 Index...
Monthly Market Update – December 2023
Key Points Risk Matters Virtually all asset classes were up for the month, quarter, and year ending Dec. 31, 2023. Yet most are still negative on a two-year basis because of a basic principle that shapes investing: market returns are not symmetrical. It’s not very...