Indices kicked off the last full week of April mixed with Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite ending the session fractionally lower while the S&P 500 index added marginal gains. Trading was fairly flat despite a variety of economic news.
Stocks kicked off the week strong with all eleven sectors finishing Monday higher and more than half rising at least 1%. Investors brushed off the multi-national missile strike against Syria, instead devoting their attention toward corporate earnings and economic releases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.87%, to settle at…
In today’s Marietta Daily Journal, Bil Lako, CFP®, explains that during volatile market movements, you don’t have to change your portfolio, but you do have an opportunity to use volatility to your advantage.
Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Managing Associate D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Senior Associate Jarrett McKenzie, CFP®, CWS®, to discuss how the current volatility in the market presents planning opportunities for investors who follow the Ten Year Rule.
Stocks kicked off the second week of April, trading higher throughout much of the day before strong selling in the final hour pared back much of the day’s gains after reports that federal investigators searched the office and home of President Trump’s long-time lawyer, Michael Cohen. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 440 points, or 0.19%, before the selling started,
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Research Analysts Nick Antonucci, CVA, and Jacob Keen, to recap the market movements for March, including the recent volatility. Looking ahead at GDP, inflation and first quarter earnings.
Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, is joined by Research Analysts Nick Antonucci, CVA, and Jacob Keen, to take a deeper look into the market’s recent decline, including proposed tariffs, presidential cabinet upheaval, basic economic indicators, valuation, and The Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening.
April kicked off with heavy selling across U.S. equity markets with all major indices off more than 2% on Monday. The Nasdaq 100 dipped negative year to date for the first time in 2018, and 10 of 11 S&P sectors were lower on the year…
Stocks slipped on Monday with Technology shares dragging down the stock indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3%, falling back into negative territory for 2018. Facebook lost about $36.4 billion in market value on the discovery that a firm tied to Trump’s 2016 election campaign gathered data from millions of Facebook profiles without authorization.
Today’s Marietta Daily Journal: Despite being a conservative investor, Bil Lako, CFP®, takes a look at the phenomenon that is Bitcoin. Read the Article
