Investment Commentary – February 25, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 25, 2020 • Dow 27,081(-5.11%) • S&P 3,370 (-3.17%) • NASDAQ 8,965 (-0.08%) • Gold $1,639 (7.89%) • Oil $50.18 (-18.13%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.76%) • All World Index (-3.78%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
Investment Commentary – February 18, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 18, 2020 • Dow 29,232(2.43%) • S&P 3,370 (4.32%) • NASDAQ 9,732 (8.47%) • Gold $1,604 (5.56%) • Oil $52.12 (-14.85%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.84%) • All World Index (2.67%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
Investment Commentary – February 11, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 11, 2020 • Dow 29,276(2.59%) • S&P 3,357 (3.93%) • NASDAQ 9,638 (7.43%) • Gold $1,571 (3.38%) • Oil $50.05 (-18.25%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.95%) • All World Index (2.32%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
Investment Commentary –February 6, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close February 5, 2020 • Dow 28,807 (0.94%) • S&P 3,297 (2.07%) • NASDAQ 9,467 (5.52%) • Gold $1,557 (2.49%) • Oil $50.95 (-16.78%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.95%) • All World Index (1.05%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
Investment Commentary –January 28, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 28, 2020 • Dow 28,722 (0.71%) • S&P 3,280 (1.41%) • NASDAQ 9,370 (3.31%) • Gold $1,568(3.17%) • Oil $53.57 (-12.45%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.47%) • All World Index (-0.21%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate cuts [...]
Investment Commentary – January 21, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 21, 2020 • Dow 29,192 (2.30%) • S&P 3,320 (2.79%) • NASDAQ 9,370 (4.44%) • Gold $1,558(2.54%) • Oil $58.25 (-4.84%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (0.89%) • All World Index 2.40%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
If you’re one of the 96 million Americans expecting a tax refund this spring, you probably look forward to receiving that check. It’s a good thing, right? Who doesn’t love a little extra money? Well, not so fast. In many cases that tax refund represents a misunderstanding about how taxes work, and can also represent [...]
Investment Commentary – January 14, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 14, 2020 • Dow 28,909 (1.41%) • S&P 3,283 (1.62%) • NASDAQ 9,243 (3.11%) • Gold $1,547(1.80%) • Oil $58.38 (-4.62%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (0.57%) • All World Index (1.43%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 rate [...]
Investment Commentary – January 7, 2020 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close January 7, 2020 • Dow 28,583 (-.42%) • S&P 3,237 (-.28%) • NASDAQ 9,068 (-.03%) • Gold $1,578 • Oil $62.95 What’s Next for Blockchain? As blockchain technology continues to mature, its applications are growing into a wide range of [...]
Investment Commentary – December 17, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close December 17, 2019 • Dow 28,276 (21.18%) • S&P 3,136 (27.35%) • NASDAQ 8,823 (32.98%) • Gold $1,480 (15.23%) • Oil $60.88 (27.64%) • Barclay Bond Aggregate (8.57%) • All World Index (24.07%) • Fed Funds Rate 1.75 (Three -0.25 [...]