February 2025: The Dow Was Up 4.7% in January 2025 Not A Bad Start To The Year
The stock market came out of the gate in 2025 with strong gains- As of January 31, 2025, on a year-to-date basis: Markets experienced volatility as usual. In the final…
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January 2025: As We Turn The Page To A New Year
2024 was another stellar year for U.S. stock markets; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) posted a 13% gain, while the technology-heavy S&P 500 Index posted a whopping 23% gain.…
December 2024: 2024 Looks Like Another Banner Year For The US Stock Market
The US Stock Market is up 19% through 11.30.2024, with the large-cap growth index (S&P 500) up a whopping 26%. Economic growth as measured by Gross Domestic Product “GDP” improved…
November 2024: Election Day Is Here – FINALLY!
Believe it or not the US economy and stock markets have performed well over the past 20 years regardless of which political party controls the Executive Branch (President) of Government.…
October 2024: Interest Rates Heading Down FED reduces Fed Funds Rate by 1/2 Point
On September 18th the FED announced that it will be reducing the Fed Funds Rate by 1/2 point from the 5/25-5.50% range to 4/75-5.00% range. Monetary policy shifted from “higher for…
September 2024: FED To Reduce Interest Rates in September 2024
The US economy, capital markets and inflation all surprised to the upside in 2024. At the beginning of 2024 economists were estimating Gross Domestic Product “GDP” of 0.0 -1.0%; the…
August 2024: Enjoy The Ride…But Keep Your Seat Belt On
The market is now focusing on a broader range of economic factors rather than being singularly focused on just inflation and the FED – a healthy sign for markets in…
July 2024: A Tale of Two Markets
The above table and chart clearly show that technology and high growth stocks continue to drive market returns through June 2024. The largest 10 stocks in market capitalization represent 37%…
June 2024: Inflation Causing Market Volatility
After a red-hot stock market in 2023, 2024 is unfolding to be a more muted market, except for eight of the top ten S&P 500 stocks which are up 16…
May 2024: Client Note
Stocks gave up much of their March 2024 quarter gains in April.US stocks declined swiftly in April, after five months of positive returns. The culprit is quite simply “INFLATION”.Investors have…