Weekly Market Commentary

Market recap week ending 5.17.19 Darren Leavitt, CFA Investors were taken for a wild ride last week as trade negotiations between the US and China came to a stalemate.  Additionally, increased tensions in the Middle East put a bid into oil, which closed up 1.7% but...

Weekly Market Commentary

Market recap week ending 5/10/19 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Markets had their worst week of the year due to concerns regarding the US-China trade negotiations.  The week started with steep declines after President Trump indicated that tariffs on 200 billion in goods would...

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Market Recap Week Ending 5.3.19 -Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial markets yielded mixed results last week as investors endured a choppy week of trading.  Q1 earnings reports continued to produce better than expected results.   Investors focused on solid results out of...

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Market Recap Week ending 4/26/19 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The broader indices inked new all-time highs last week as Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon all posted better than expected earnings.  The S&P gained 1.2% but was outpaced by the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 which...

Weekly Market Commentary

Market Recap week ending 4.18.19 -Darren Leavitt, CFA The holiday-shortened week was an interesting one but produced a mixed bag of results for the major indices.  The S&P 500 lost 0.1% on the week while the Russell 2000 lost 1.4%.  The Dow outperformed with a...

Weekly Market Commentary

Market Recap for the Week Ending 4-12-19 -Darren Leavitt, CFA It was a mixed performance for the major averages last week.  The S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the NASDAQ added 0.6%, and the Russell 2000 was up 0.1%, while the Dow lost 0.1%.  Treasuries lost more ground last...