The stock market only moves in one direction … or so it seems these days. May was another good month for equity investors with all the major indices we follow producing positive gains. Laggards were the S&P 500 and the mid-cap S&P600 indexes as the MSCI EAFE led the march higher. The … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – April 2021
The stock market continued to move higher during the month of April as all the indexes we follow moving higher for the month. Of note, the large cap indexes – S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials – outperformed the small cap index for the first time in a while. One month doesn’t make a trend, but it … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – March 2021
March was a very nice month for stock market investors as both domestic and global developed markets performed exceptionally well. Emerging markets, in contrast, were mostly flat. We attribute this weakness to the strength of the US Dollar. Unlike equities, the bond and commodity indices we follow … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – February 2021
February has been an historically weak month for stock market returns. In 2021, however, the markets bucked the trend. Most everyone we know would be happy with the solid returns from the two US large cap indexes (Dow Industrials, S&P 500) and the international indices we track. The bonus was … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – January 2021
Nothing so undermines your financial judgement as the sight of your neighbor getting rich. – J. P. Morgan January is considered by many to be an important month for stock market returns. The market idiom is that as goes January goes the year. Of course, just because “everyone” knows … Read More