WANT TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL MARKET UPDATES STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX?FINANCIAL MARKET UPDATE 9.29.2020 AUTHOR: JOSH JENKINS, CFASTORY OF THE WEEK ECONOMISTS EXPECT A JUMP IN Q3 GDP After experiencing the largest decline of activity since the Great Depression, the economy...

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…