Investment Commentary – May 7, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close May 7, 2019 Dow 25,965 (11.31%) S&P 2,933 (15.05%) NASDAQ 8,120 (20.02%) Gold $1,285 (-0.92%) OIL $61.24 (29.25%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (3.06%) All World Market Index (14.42%) Dow falls 500 points as stocks retreat for second day on U.S.-China tariff [...]
Investment Commentary – April 30, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 30, 2019 Dow 26,183 (14.00%) S&P 2,867 (17.51%) NASDAQ 7,850 (22.01%) Gold $1,285 (-0.94%) OIL $63.47 (33.96) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.81%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) All World Cap Index (15.18%) Real Gross Domestic Product (+3.2% [...]
Investment Commentary – April 23, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 23, 2019 Dow 26,656 (14.27%) S&P 2,933 (17.03%) NASDAQ 8,120 (22.39%) Gold $1,274 (-1.80%) OIL $64.16 (39.68%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.57%) All World Market Index (14.51%) The S&P 500 and Nasdaq just closed at records, ending a months long [...]
Investment Commentary – April 16, 2019 Exciting News from Amazon! Please read below. Affinity Asset Founder Becomes Amazon Best-Selling Author “Why Didn't I Hear About This Earlier?: Investors Often Don't Know What They're Missing,” conceptualized and written by Affinity Asset Management Owner and President Mark Roberts, reached the Amazon best-sellers list during its release week. [...]
Investment Commentary – April 10, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 9, 2019 Dow 26,150 (12.10%) S&P 2,878 (14.81%) NASDAQ 7,909 (19.20%) Gold $1,306 (0.70%) OIL $64.28 (5.99%) Barclay Bond Aggregate (4.28%) Stock market set to drift higher as investors digest inflation data, await Fed minutes U.S. stock-index futures pointed [...]
Investment Commentary – April 2, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close April 2, 2019 Dow 26,183 (12.23%) S&P 2,867 (14.38%) NASDAQ 7,850 (18.296%) Gold $1,295 (-0.16%) OIL $60.06 (27.71) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.56%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) US Real GDP Growth: 2.20% Chg for Q4 2018 First-quarter [...]
Investment Commentary – March 26, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 26, 2019 Dow 25,673 (9.99%) S&P 2,818 (12.43%) NASDAQ 7,691 (15.92%) Gold $1,332 (1.91%) OIL $60.06 (27.71) Barclay Bond Aggregate (2.84%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) S&P 500, Nasdaq snaps 2-session skid but 10-year Treasury yield [...]
Investment Commentary – March 19, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 19, 2019 Dow 25,887 (10.97%) S&P 2,832 (12.99%) NASDAQ 7,723 (16.41%) Gold $1,306 (1.18%) OIL $59.08 (27.05) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.75%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) What ‘Fed drift’ says about how the stock market behaves [...]
Investment Commentary – March 12, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 12, 2019 Dow 25,554 (9.55%) S&P 2,791 (11.36%) NASDAQ 7,591 (14.40%) Gold $1,301 (0.83%) OIL $57.09 (22.77) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.44%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close mostly higher on health care, utilities rise; Boeing [...]
Investment Commentary – March 5, 2019 Year to Date Market Indices as of Market Close March 5, 2019 Dow 25,806 (10.63%) S&P 2,789 (11.28%) NASDAQ 7,576 (14.18%) Gold $1,348 (4.45%) OIL $57.12 (23.74) Barclay Bond Aggregate (1.24%) Fed Funds Rate 2.50% (last increase was 12/19/18) Stocks close slightly lower as investors seek catalysts beyond U.S.-China [...]