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...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 29, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW Implied volatility dropped in the U.S. stock market last week as the S&P 500 index flirted with all-time highs. The U.S. MSCI index posted its largest gain in seven weeks, rising 1.3 percent. It appears that stocks are trying to gain some momentum and...
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Oct 14, 2019 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rose moderately last week, as the S&P 500 index gained 0.62 percent. The Materials sector led the S&P 500, gaining 1.9 percent. Utilities, however, lost 1.4 percent for the week, lagging all the other sectors. In a reversal from the prior...
