Economic Market Summary

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data  U.S. equity indices ended the week mostly lower.  S&P 500 -2.11% Dow -0.78%, Russell 2000 +0.52%, Nasdaq -2.63%1  The Al-Country World Index sank 1.58%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were mixed last week. Energy led to the upside while Industrials & Materials also were strong.  Financials & Technology led to the downside with … Read More

Spring 2022 Newsletter

To be honest, it’s really hard to write a financial newsletter considering all of the atrocities taking place around the globe today. We have to lean on what we know, individually & collectively, to have any shot at getting through this as humans. We’ll try to do our part, as best we can, as it relates to the financial markets … Read More

Economic Market Summary

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data  U.S. equity indices ended the week all lower.  S&P 500 -1.18% Dow -0.28%, Russell 2000 -4.67%, Nasdaq -3.86%1  The All-Country World Index sank 1.48%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were mixed last week as defensive areas showed strength.  Healthcare, Energy, Staples, Real Estate & Utilities were the positive sectors. 1  Tech, Consumer Discretionary, … Read More

Economic Market Summary

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data  U.S. equity indices were for the most part slightly higher last week. S&P 500 +0.05% Dow -0.12%, Russell 2000 +0.70%, Nasdaq +0.66%1 The All-Country World Index gained 0.43%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were mixed last week as cyclicals led to the downside. Real Estate & Utilities led to the upside with gains … Read More

Economic Market Summary

Market Down and Dirty Last Week’s Economic/Market Summary Data  U.S. equity indices were mostly higher last week.  S&P 500 +1.84% Dow +0.31%, Russell 2000 -0.55%, Nasdaq +1.98%1  The All-Country World Index gained 1.15%.1  S&P 500 sub-sectors were mostly positive as commodity linked areas led the way.  Energy, Materials, Utilities, & Tech led to the upside with gains from 6.5% to … Read More