Investment Strategy
Stocks Regain Ground as States Discuss Plans to Reopen
MARKETS AND INVESTING April 30, 2020 All three major U.S. equity indices saw double-digit recovery in April, though most levels are still far from pre-coronavirus highs. Globally, billions remain at home under some variation of COVID-related lockdowns and social distancing, a phrase many of us hadn’t heard or used up until this year. Unsurprisingly, this […]
Stocks Had Range-Bound Week Amid Nonstop Pandemic News
MARKETS AND INVESTING April 24, 2020 Additional relief packages are expected to take shape in coming weeks, which may provide additional support for the markets and economy. After its best 18-day rally since the 1930s, the S&P 500 was up and down during the week. The movement was range-bound, meaning it went up and down […]
Falling Oil Prices Disrupt the Financial Markets
MARKETS AND INVESTING April 21, 2020 A sharp drop in oil prices ended the S&P 500’s record-breaking rally. Lawmakers, business leaders and healthcare professionals around the country are searching for solutions to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and reopen the U.S. economy. A sharp drop in the price of oil disrupted the financial markets this […]
Stocks Continue Rally, Await Reopening of U.S. Economy
MARKETS AND INVESTING April 16, 2020 Though it may not feel like it, the S&P 500 index just experienced its strongest 16-day period since 1938. Each day brings more news – some of it encouraging, some of it not – about efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and reopen the U.S. economy. Lawmakers at […]