Weekly Market Commentary 11-27-23

Weekly Market Commentary 11-27-23

The Markets In November, investors were more optimistic than consumers. At the start of November, investors were decidedly bearish. During the week of November 1, the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey found that about 50 percent of respondents were pessimistic about the...
Weekly Market Commentary 11-13-23

Weekly Market Commentary 11-13-23

The Markets Earnings grew in the third quarter. Four times a year, during earnings season, publicly traded companies report how well they performed during the previous quarter. The strength of corporate earnings – also known as bottom-line profits – is one of the...
Weekly Market Commentary 11-6-23

Weekly Market Commentary 11-6-23

The Markets Will there be a year-end rally? Last week, there was a lot of speculation about whether the United States will see a year-end stock market rally. Some say yes, and some say no. For example, at Bank of America, “Chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett...
Weekly Market Commentary 10/30/23

Weekly Market Commentary 10/30/23

The Markets The Mark Twain Effect? Historically, economic theory was based on the idea that financial decisions were grounded in rational thought. In recent years, behavioral economists have recognized that people don’t always behave rationally. In fact, research has...
Weekly Market Commentary 10/23/23

Weekly Market Commentary 10/23/23

The Markets Stay calm and consider the big picture. Today, investors have a myriad of worries that are creating tremendous uncertainty. A September Investopedia survey found investors are concerned about how their investments may be affected by: Inflation (59...
Weekly Market Commentary 10/16/23

Weekly Market Commentary 10/16/23

The Markets Markets were resilient. Last week, investors had a lot to process – geopolitics, inflation, consumer sentiment, the possibility of government shutdown – and markets were volatile. Toward the end of the week, some investors were reassured when earnings...