by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jan 31, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW After a volatile week that saw a lot of intraday price swings, the U.S. stock market ended the week with moderate gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.77%, the Dow climbed 1.34%, and the Nasdaq remained roughly flat with a 0.01% gain. International stocks,...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jan 24, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW It was rough for stocks last week. In the United States, the S&P 500 fell 5.68%, the Dow dropped 5.68%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 7.55%. Everything was down pretty bad last week, but value stocks—down 4.74%—did relatively better than growth stocks,...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jan 17, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks fell for a second week in a row last week, with the S&P losing 0.3%, the Dow dropping 0.88%, and the Nasdaq declining 0.28%. The Russell 3000 Growth Index, a broad gauge of growth stocks in the U.S., fell 0.94%, whereas its value...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jan 10, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market hit a rough patch to start the new year. The S&P 500 fell 1.87%, the Dow declined 0.29%, and the Nasdaq collapsed 4.53%. Growth stocks took a beating, falling 4.87%, whereas value stocks rose about 0.77% for the week. This...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jan 3, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock market indices started the week out strong but faded a bit to end the year’s last week of trading. The S&P 500 gained 0.85%, the Dow increased 1.08%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.05%. Value stocks rose about 1.36%,...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 20, 2021 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks sold off last week, with the more growthy sectors of the market taking a beating. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 2.95%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.94% and the Dow dropped 1.68%. Internationally, we saw emerging market stocks decline 1.8%,...