by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 25, 2021 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market is once again trading near all-time highs after notching a solid week of performance last week. The S&P 500 rose 1.64%, the Dow gained 1.08%, and the Nasdaq increased 1.29%. Growth stocks had a slight edge, up 1.78%, versus...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 22, 2021 | Chart of the Week
This week we look at a chart of the Bloomberg Commodity Index, a benchmark index that tracks the performance of the entire commodity market. The index itself is broken down into six major commodity groups: energy, grains, industrial metals, precious metals,...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 21, 2021 | Indicator Insights
Momentum is an important concept in financial markets. Sure, if you look at a chart of a broad stock market index like the S&P 500, the price seems to squiggle up and down erratically, sometimes with no clear direction as to where it’s headed. But if you...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 18, 2021 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks surged ahead last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.82%, the Dow rising 1.58%, and the Nasdaq increasing 2.18%. Growth stocks led the way, rising 2.57% versus the 1.33% gain for value stocks. Small caps lagged, gaining just 0.39%....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 15, 2021 | Chart of the Week
Inflation. It’s been a big topic of discussion this year because it’s been rising at a pace that we haven’t seen in this country in 30 years, as shown in our chart above. This chart shows the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index. It measures...
