by John Rothe, CMT | Aug 27, 2018 | Weekly Market Update
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets U.S. stocks posted gains for the week, led higher by technology and energy shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 121 points to 25,790, a gain of 0.5%. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite added 130 points or...
by John Rothe, CMT | Aug 23, 2018 | Retirement
Recent reports that the Social Security trust fund will pay out more than it takes in—for the first time since 1982—could trigger a rush to claim benefits. Financial planners say that often their clients want to sign up for Social Security at age 62 (the earliest they...
by John Rothe, CMT | Aug 21, 2018 | Weekly Market Update
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets Most of the major U.S. indexes closed higher for the week as large declines on Wednesday were offset by a strong rally on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 356 points for the week, closing at 25,669 for a gain...
by John Rothe, CMT | Aug 13, 2018 | Weekly Market Update
Market Recap and Observations U.S. Markets *as of 8/11/18 The major benchmarks ended the week mixed after a downturn on Friday reversed earlier gains. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite and smaller cap indexes ended the week modestly higher, while mid and large...
by John Rothe, CMT | Aug 8, 2018 | Weekly Market Update
Stock Valuations With debate raging as to whether the nine-year bull market is coming to an end or merely taking a rest, the reality is that stock valuations are a little bit high. According to research-firm FactSet, as of August 32018, the forward 12-month P/E ratio...
