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Jan 2021Market Moves: January 19, 2021
Weaker than expected economic data and concerns about the lingering virus weighed on stock prices, with the major U.S. benchmarks closing lower last week. While the market initially cheered the prospect of more fiscal stimulus, stock prices were not able to sustain the rally in the wake of a disappo…
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Jan 2021This Week's Market Moves: January 11, 2021
The U.S. equity markets posted solid gains in the first trading week of the new year, despite a disappointing labor market report and political unrest in Washington. Prospects of another fiscal stimulus package drove the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield decisively above the 1.0% level. Below are some…
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Dec 2020This Week's Market Moves: December 21, 2020
Stimulus talks and the vaccine rollout continued to drive stock prices last week, with the S&P 500 Index delivering a modest weekly gain of 1.29%. Here are some other insights on the markets and economy from last week: =The major U.S. equity indices made new all-time highs, but gains faded toward…
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Dec 2020Chart of the Month: Hypothetical Look at the S&P 500 with Tesla
Tesla is being added to the S&P 500 Index in late-December and is expected to comprise nearly 2% of the Index's market cap. Will this cause a temporary run-up and subsequent sharp decline in share price and what does that mean for investors?
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Dec 2020This Week's Market Moves: December 14, 2020
U.S equity markets seem to be taking heed as the back-and-forth over a new stimulus package continues, leading many to believe they may have to wait until 2021. While the week saw major IPOs, investors are still weary due to surging coronavirus cases and the stalled stimulus talks. Here are some oth…
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Dec 2020This Week's Market Moves: December 7, 2020
U.S. equity markets climbed to another new record high last week. Vaccine optimism and renewed fiscal stimulus talks drove the broad-based rally in risk assets, despite a weaker than expected labor market report. Here are some other insights on the markets and the economy from last week: Glob…
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Nov 2020The ESG Rule That Wasn't
With the growing interest and recent outperformance of ESG funds, the DOL's proposed rule had many concerned about the future of ESG investments in retirement plans. However, the Final Rule made not one mention of ESG, at all. So, what happened to the DOL's ESG Rule?
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Nov 2020Chart of the Month: The Top 5 Stocks Ruled the S&P 500 Index Until September
The recovery of the S&P 500 Index, since hitting a low in mid-March, has been driven almost exclusively by the performance of five stocks - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. However, as of September, a notable rotation has occurred. What will the future hold?
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Nov 2020This Week's Market Moves: November 23, 2020
U.S. stocks ended the week mixed, as investors weighed rising coronavirus cases against progress on the vaccine front. Here are some other insights on the markets and the economy from last week: U.S. stocks hovered near record highs as investors balanced concerns over the near-term economic fallo…
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Nov 2020This Week's Market Moves | November 16, 2020
The S&P 500 Index climbed to a record high amid positive developments on the vaccine front. Optimism that a vaccine could accelerate the recovery led to a rotation out of stay-at-home stocks into more cyclical plays. Here are some other insights on the markets and the economy from last week: …
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