by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 29, 2024 | Chart of the Week
Americans are feeling confident in the stock market—and then some. As this week’s featured chart above shows, 56% of U.S. consumers now believe stock prices will rise in the next year, according to the Conference Board. This surge in optimism is the highest...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 22, 2024 | Chart of the Week
The stock market is in a “bull market.” A bull market, for those unfamiliar with the term, is defined as a sustained period of stock market gains where prices rise by 20% or more from a recent low. One question we often hear is: how long do bull markets...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 15, 2024 | Chart of the Week
Is the stock market still worth the risk? This week’s chart paints a surprising picture. It measures something called the equity risk premium—the extra return investors expect from stocks compared to the safer 10-year U.S. Treasury bond. It’s shown as the...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 8, 2024 | Chart of the Week
The big news this week, of course, was the election. As always, the uncertainty it brought stirred things up in the financial markets, a trend we can see clearly in this week’s featured chart. At the top of the chart, we have the S&P 500 stock index, and...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 1, 2024 | Chart of the Week
It’s perhaps no surprise to investors that America’s stock market has dominated the rest of the developed world in recent years. But have you ever wondered why U.S. stocks have outshined? This week’s chart gives a big clue: economic strength. When the U.S....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 25, 2024 | Chart of the Week
As we dive into the heart of the Q3 2024 earnings season, one big question stands out: Where are the profits coming from? As our Chart of the Week above shows, the answer is a familiar story of the Haves and the Have Nots—a stark divide between a few big...
