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...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 13, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rose yet another week, as the S&P 500 climbed 0.85 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite did even better, gaining 1.22 and 1.06 percent, respectively. Although growth and small-cap stocks did well last week, value...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Nov 6, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 index, rose nearly 1.5 percent last week and posted its fourth straight week of gains. Growth and large-cap stocks led the advance, gaining around 1.7 percent each. International stocks also rose but to a...
