March Monthly Newsletter

[media-downloader media_id=”4484″ texts=”Download PDF” class=”cherry-btn”] February 2020 Index Month Year Dow Jones -9.71% -10.50%  S&P 500 -8.21% -8.24% NASDAQ -6.20% -4.29% Barclays +1.80% +3.75% 10-Yr UST began the month with a 1.52% yield and finished February at a yield of 1.14%.   Markets As February ended, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst week …

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Coronavirus Fear May Lead to More Extreme Volatility, or Something Worse As February ended, the Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its worst week since the Financial Crisis and the S&P 500 Index dropped by more than 11% into correction territory. An estimated $7 trillion in market value was lost before the selloff slowed and the …

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February Monthly Newsletter

[media-downloader media_id=”4461″ texts=”Download PDF” class=”cherry-btn”] January 2020 Index YTD Month Dow Jones -0.88% -0.88%  S&P 500 -0.04% -0.04% NASDAQ +2.02% +2.02% Barclays +1.92% +1.92% 10-Yr Treasury yield was 1.91% at the start of 2020 and 1.50% at the end of January.   Markets   Despite two brief dips in January, the stock market managed to …

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Disagreement Deepens Between Stock Market and Logical Bond Market Recently I pointed out that the current blow-off top rally happening on Wall Street is a good illustration of why the bond market is said to be smarter than the stock market. The stock market—which is driven mainly by emotion and animal spirits—has continued to soar …

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January Monthly Newsletter

December 2019 Index YTD Month DOW +25.07% + 1.86% S&P500 +31.19% + 3.00% NASDAQ +36.55% + 3.64% Barclays +8.71% – 0.60% 10-Yr Treasury yield was 1.77% at the end of November and 1.91% at the end of December. It began the year at 2.68%, giving us a TR of +8.8% for 2019. Market The stock …

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