THE WEEK ON WALL STREET: Upbeat comments by the Federal Reserve Chairman and more signs of an economic turnaround combined to help fuel a powerful rally in the stock market last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.29% Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced 3.20% MSCI EAFE index gained 3.87%.(1) STOCKS CHEER FED SUPPORT: The…
DetailsTo say the least, COVID-19 has been a severe medical, and now economic, storm that has and will result in much human loss and suffering. No one knows what the future holds for certain, but we remain hopeful overall and choose to focus on what we can control. At our core, we are your guides…
DetailsCARES ACT and ITS IMPACT ON RMDs: As you may know, the recently enacted “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or CARES Act included a provision to suspend required minimum distributions from IRA’s also known as an ‘RMD’ in 2020 for everyone. An RMD is typically required for people with IRA’s who are age…
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Dear Clients & friends, March concluded one of the worst quarters for the equity market in 70 years, with the S&P 500 losing -19.4% in Q1 (-12.5% in March alone). What made the current selloff unique from a historical perspective is the speed in which this decline occurred. For perspective, it took the S&P roughly…
DetailsBEAR MARKET: After peaking on February 19, the S&P 500 dropped 26.64%. Therefore, we officially entered into bear market territory. Markets bounced substantially on Friday to stem the losses quite a bit. The steep sell-off is, of course, being driven by the coronavirus pandemic, and volatility is being fueled by computer-aided, algorithm-based trading programs. February…
DetailsWILD WEEK (THAT ENDED POSITIVE): This was a week of wild ups and downs. Panic and greed showed up in force on alternative days. After the panic, people who wanted to “buy the dip” showed up, and on it went. Coronovirus has brought us sufficient uncertainty to create days of panic selling. On Monday, after…
DetailsDOWN FROM THE HIGH: It took a virus. On February 19 the S&P 500 closed at a record high. American stocks in particular seemed to be covered in Teflon as none of the coronavirus news was sticking, and stocks continued to climb. Since then, the S&P 500 suffered its fastest ever 10% decline from an…
DetailsCAN’T SHAKE THIS VIRUS: The U.S. stock markets finally succumbed to the virus this week. After a mostly flat week, markets declined sharply on Friday when China’s National Health Organization reported more than 75,000 confirmed corinavirus cases and over 2,000 deaths on the mainland. South Korea reported over 200 cases. Now, even if the virus…
DetailsU.S. MARKETS SHAKE OFF CORONAVIRUS: I assumed that if the coronavirus news kept getting worse, U.S. stocks would suffer. Factories have closed, spending has been curbed and supply chains disrupted in the world’s second largest economy. U.S. stocks are being affected, but not by much. Among the S&P 500 companies, 5.8% of sales are generated…
DetailsCORONAVIRUS BRINGS A VERY STRONG WEEK TO A HALT: U.S. stocks enjoyed a four day winning streak until Friday when Coronavirus fears came back into focus and ended it. The virus is beginning to impact China’s economy, and that has markets worried. Estimates for China’s GDP growth are now being lowered. Up until Friday, continued…
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