Monday - Dow (582) to 18,591, NDAQ (18) to 6,860, and the S&P (67) to 2,237. Despite the Fed announcing it would buy an unlimited amount of
Market Recap Ween Ending March 20
Monday - Dow (2997) to 20,188, NDAQ (970) to 6,904 and the S&P (324) to 2,386. Despite the Fed jumping in over the weekend, cutting rates to near
Market Recap Week Ending March 13
Monday - Dow (2,014) to 23,851, NDAQ (624) to 7,950 and the S&P (225) to 2,746. The markets waited for exactly 3 minutes before proving my
Market Recap Week Ending March 6
Monday - Dow +1,294 to 26,703 (single day points record), NDAQ +384 to 8,952 and the S&P 136 to 3,090. What a wild ride! Based on the belief
2019 Recap and 2020 View
The markets gave us quite a ride in the last year of the decade. By the end of 2018, many investors were feeling snake bitten. However, the market
Q3 2019 Market Recap
There is an old adage in investing that you “Sell in May and go away”. The idea is that during the summer markets can be directionless and volatile.
August 2019 Volatility
Volatility has been the name of the game in the markets this month. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered an 800-point drop. That was
Optimistic But Vigilant
As we look at the half way point of 2019, we can say that investors have been rewarded for their patience. Returns for almost every asset class are
Family and Community – Part of My Retirement Plan
Several years ago, I began to volunteer at a local elementary school. My initial thought was to read “Cat in the Hat” and other similar books to