Indicator Insights: Stock/Bond Relative Performance
For this week’s indicator, we look at the relative performance of stocks versus bonds. These are the two financial assets that people are probably most familiar with. And if you’re saving for retirement, you likely have most of your savings invested in a mix...
Room For More
We’ve talked a lot about inflation recently and it continues to be at the top of many investors’ list of concerns. David Nelson joins the Local 4 News team to discuss why inflation is so important when it comes to our investments.
Look How Far We’ve Come
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market had a positive showing last week as the second quarter got underway and investors weighed the President’s newly unveiled $2.25 trillion spending plan. The S&P 500 index rose above 4,000 for the first time, and its 1.14% weekly...
Chart of the Week: Cooling Off? Or Just Getting Started?
For this week’s Chart of the Week, we look at the daily volume of shares traded on the two major U.S. stock market exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ stock exchange. Whenever a share of stock gets bought and sold on one of these...
Indicator Insights: Weekly New Lows (Downside Leadership)
This week’s featured indicator looks at the percentage of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) making new 52-week lows. Since it tracks the percentage of stocks breaking down in price, we call it a measure of “downside leadership.” Why is this...
Financial Focus – March 31st, 2021
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson talk about tax planning and how required minimum distributions and social security benefits can impact a retiree’s tax situation.
Tug of War
After the wild year the stock market had in 2020, it doesn’t seem to have gone much of anywhere for the past month or so. David Nelson joins the Local 4 News team to discuss what this current status means and if it is unusual.
What’s Changed From Last Year
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices were mixed last week, as the S&P 500 and Dow both reached record highs on gains of 1.57% and 1.36%, respectively. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, slipped 0.58%. Small-cap stocks had a rough week, falling 1.76%, while large caps...
Chart of the Week: Bounce Back
Earlier this week, on March 23rd, we wrapped up the best 1-year return in the history of the S&P 500. After stocks bottomed on March 23rd, 2020, the S&P 500 index returned nearly 75% one year later. As our featured chart above shows, that is the best...
Indicator Insights: The Real Earnings Yield (You Get What You Pay For)
When you buy a stock, you are essentially paying for the earnings that the underlying business generates. If you compare how much a company is earning on a per-share basis relative to how much you pay for it, you get what is called an earnings yield. For...
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