July was a mostly positive month for investors. For the equity investor all the US-focused indexes we follow were up more that 1% each. The bond investor saw its index, the Aggregate Bond Index, move higher as well. The dollar reversed its June losses with a strong month. The two losers were … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – June 2019
To say June was a good month for stock market investors would be a big undersell of what actually happened. All the major indices we follow, including the global indexes, posted gains of more than 6%. In an unusual twist, bonds and commodities posted strong gains as well. The U.S Dollar was the lone … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – May 2019
As good as the first third of the year was for stock market investors the month of May was just as bad, giving back a large chunk of the gains made earlier this year as global markets sold off. All the indexes we follow gave back at least 6% for the month. The “risk off” trade was not limited to the … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – April 2019
Stock markets both at home and abroad continued their upward march in April with strong returns for all the indices we follow. Bonds and commodities – very strong all year – paused, moving very slightly higher. The US Dollar, on the other hand, was very strong this month, posting its best monthly … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – March 2019
March was a mixed bag for equity investors with the S&P 500 index continuing the gains of January and February. Small and mid-cap indexes did not follow the large cap index and pulled back. The Dow Jones Industrials Index (Dow) was just slightly positive for the month as was the MSCI EAFE. … Read More