by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 1, 2023 | Chart of the Week
Last year, the Federal Reserve geared up in its battle against inflation by swiftly increasing interest rates. They threw a powerful right hook at inflation, delivered in the form of 8% mortgage rates. The impact? A direct hit on the housing market, leaving it...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 24, 2023 | Chart of the Week
This week’s chart is called a percentage drawdown or percentage off high chart. It’s a visual representation of the decline in the value of the stock market from its peak to its lowest point, expressed as a percentage. For example, the last time the S&P 500...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 17, 2023 | Chart of the Week
In the past year, the U.S. stock market has generally been trending upward. However, what’s interesting is that most of the gains have come from a particular kind of factor: quality. The Quality Factor Index, shown as the green line on the chart above,...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 13, 2023 | Chart of the Week
The latest jobs report brought some interesting insights into our economy. In October, the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. While still low by historical standards, it is a notable increase from the 3.4% low in April. A jump this size often raises fears that a...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 6, 2023 | Chart of the Week
In the long run, stocks beat cash. That’s a well-established fact. But the problem with the long run is that it’s so, well… long. Over shorter periods of time, stocks can be quite volatile, like a roller coaster, and in those instances, cash can sometimes come...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 26, 2023 | Chart of the Week
It’s been a while since the S&P 500 stock index made a record high. As our featured chart this week shows, there have been zero record highs this year; in fact, it’s been 21 months since the stock market last reached a record high, the longest streak in a...
