by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 20, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 index, rose about three percent last week. Large-cap stocks with a growth orientation led the way higher. In particular, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained over six percent. Developed country...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 7, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock averages fell around two percent last week. The bulk of those losses were centered around small-cap and value stocks, which have fallen the most this year. International stocks in developed countries fell about four percent, while...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Mar 30, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW After a tumultuous few weeks of trading, stocks around the globe switched to rally mode last week. The MSCI All Country World Index, a measure of global stocks, rose 9.94 percent. The S&P 500 Index, which tracks the 500 largest companies in the United...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Mar 10, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW Well, that was quite the Monday. Some are even calling it Black Monday (the 2020 edition). Pretty much all financial assets were down, some down a lot, after a failed meeting between the oil-producing giants Saudi Arabia and Russia resulted in the biggest...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Mar 9, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW Things continued to happen in financial markets this week after stocks ended the previous week with one of the largest weekly declines on record. Not to be outdone, bonds took center stage this week as U.S. 10-year and 30-year Treasuries had incredible drops...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Feb 25, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks hit another rough patch last week, as the S&P 500 index fell 1.25 percent. The declines were fairly broad-based, but they were mostly centered around large-cap and growth stocks, which have been outperforming recently. Emerging market stocks...
