by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 5, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The major U.S. stock indices ticked lower for the second week in a row last week as corporate earnings continued to show the extent of the destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.21 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Apr 27, 2020 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, ended the week lower by around 1.3 percent after another teeter-totter week of trading. Implied volatility continued to drop, however, as the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index fell to under...
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...
