by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 19, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended a choppy week of trading with slightly positive gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent, the Dow was mostly flat, and the Nasdaq climbed about 0.8 percent. Developed country stocks did poorly, declining nearly 1.4 percent on...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 12, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks showed their resiliency last week, posting their biggest weekly gain in three months. The S&P 500 rose 3.84 percent, the Dow climbed 3.27 percent, and the Nasdaq gained a monster 4.56 percent. International stocks did similarly well....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 5, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW Despite Friday’s losses, the major U.S. stock indices ended the week higher. The Dow and the S&P 500 gained about 1.9 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. This was their first weekly gain in five weeks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also gained...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 28, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW Another volatile week of trading on Wall Street saw the S&P 500 drop 0.63 percent, its fourth consecutive weekly drop. The Nasdaq, however, rose 1.11 percent. While the energy, materials, and financial sectors had large weekly declines, the tech...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 21, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks took another step backward last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 0.64 percent, its third straight week in the red. The Nasdaq had a similar decline of 0.56 percent. The Dow, however, remained mostly flat for the week, dropping just 0.03...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Sep 14, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The tech sell-off continued in the United States last week, with the Nasdaq dropping 4.06 percent. The S&P 500 fell about 2.5 percent, and the Dow lost about 1.66 percent. Volatility, however, actually declined. The VIX (a measure of volatility)...
