by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 30, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rose moderately last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.58 percent, its fifth straight week of gains. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did slightly better, rising 0.91 percent. Emerging market stocks once again had a good week, posting a 0.99...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 17, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW We saw a lot of green across the board last week, as the majority of asset classes that we track ended in positive territory. Large-cap and growth stocks led the rally, made evident by the S&P 500’s gain of 0.73 percent. Emerging market stocks shot...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 10, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices ended the week in mixed territory. The S&P 500 gained 0.16 percent, but the Dow and the Nasdaq edged lower by 0.13 and 0.10 percent, respectively. The largest weekly gains came from small-cap stocks, which rose by 0.87...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Dec 3, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW After a shortened week of trading due to the holidays, the S&P 500 Index gained nearly one percent, as growth and small-cap stocks drove the U.S. stock market to new heights. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite did even better, gaining 1.71 percent. Developed...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 25, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market finally took a breather last week after rising for six straight weeks. The S&P 500 Index dropped about a third of a percent to end the week, and the NASDAQ Composite dropped a quarter of a percent. Developed country stocks did worse...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 18, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The S&P 500 Index rose for the sixth consecutive week after notching a weekly gain of 0.89 percent. That marks the index’s longest winning streak since the fourth quarter of 2017, where it rose for eight weeks in a row. Stocks in the United States...
