This week marks the 33rd anniversary of Black Monday, one of the most infamous trading days in market history. On October 19, 1987, the S&P 500 lost…

The third quarter was strong for the markets with most major asset classes delivering positive returns. High growth stocks did particularly well, as the…

After experiencing the largest decline of activity since the Great Depression, the economy appears to have recovered some lost ground. Leading into the last days of the third quarter, economists have been projecting…

With the first Presidential debate one week away, the focus on the election is likely to intensify. Many investors are concerned about the potential impact on their portfolio, and the financial media knows exactly how…

After a blistering summer rally, the high-flying growth stocks of the Nasdaq 100 hit a wall in early September. In just three trading days, the index saw its value drop by more than 10%, exceeding a threshold…

With the election just months away, many investors are contemplating how the outcome might impact their investments. For many people, politics can elicit strong emotions. Passion, properly channeled, can lead to major…

Late yesterday it was announced that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) will be undergoing a major facelift. The update was prompted by Apple’s decision to undergo a 4-for-1 stock split, a move that would have materially…

Despite all the craziness in the equity markets in 2020, bonds have largely done their job of reducing overall portfolio volatility. Most sectors of the bond market have actually done very well and have aided in portfolio…

Economic data dominated headlines last week following the report of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter. The figure, which showed economic activity declined by an annualized 32.9%…

The price of gold has been on a tear recently, with a year-to-date return of 27.1%. The precious metal is even outpacing the frothy NASDAQ 100 (22.2%) and is trailing only silver (37.3%), which trades like a higher-beta version of gold…

Few stocks have captured the public’s attention the way Tesla has over the past year. Its meteoric rise in value has made it one of the world’s largest publically traded companies by market-cap. At the same time, a heated debate…

The blistering market recovery that began in late March has cooled recently. The S&P 500 has gone nowhere in the last seven weeks, mostly trading in a narrow range between 3,000 and 3,200. Among the headwinds…

In August 2018, Apple Inc made history when it became the first company to be valued at $1 trillion. Fast forward to yesterday’s close (7/6/2020), and the company is now worth more than $1.6 trillion. In just two years, it added $600 billion…

As we get ready to roll into July, it’s hard to believe we are already at the midpoint of 2020. It has been a tale of two quarters so far this year, as one of history’s most vicious selloffs stopped on a dime and transitioned into a record-setting…

Each year an analysis on expenses charged by the fund industry is published by the investment research firm, Morningstar. The most recent version of this report…

The market hit a small milestone last Monday (6/8) when the S&P 500 moved back into positive territory for 2020. Time spent in the green was short-lived, however…

The rally that began in late March remains in full force, with pockets of the stock market returning to positive territory for the year. Over the past few months…

Back in 1997, the markets were roaring. The Dow Jones industrial average was completing its third straight year of 20-percent-plus returns, essentially…

The pain in the energy market has been garnering headlines all year, but yesterday it did so in truly unprecedented fashion…

Significant attention was paid to the stock market during the first quarter of 2020, and for obvious reason. By most measures, the speed…