14 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: From Selloffs to Optimism

By |2024-10-14T15:46:10+00:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street started the week in negative territory due to rising treasury yields and concerns about upcoming economic data. The Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq fell by 0.9%, 1.0%, and 1.2%, respectively. Tuesday: A tech stock rebound helped the Major Indices recover from Monday’s losses. The Dow gained 0.3%, the S&P500 increased 1.0%, and [...]

14 10, 2024

An Understanding of Earnings Growth

By |2024-10-14T18:05:25+00:00October 14th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers Q3 Earnings season kicked off in earnest Friday with a couple of the big banks up to bat; JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC). JPM beat on both the top and bottom lines, while WFC beat on earnings, but revenues were in line with expectations. Next Tuesday, we’ll see [...]

9 10, 2024

A Soft Landing for the U.S. Economy?

By |2024-10-09T18:45:12+00:00October 9th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

There has been much discussion in the media recently about how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) has successfully managed to direct the U.S. economy to a soft landing. But what does that actually mean and, ultimately, how does that impact investors?  Here, we find out.  What a soft landing looks like In economic terms, [...]

7 10, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Market Jumps, Dips, and Ends Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Strong Jobs Data

By |2024-10-07T16:22:30+00:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: The Major Indexes began the week in positive territory as dovish comments from the Fed boosted sentiment. The Dow added a modest 0.04%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both picked up 0.4%. Monday's trading also marked the end of September and the third quarter, in which all the Major Indexes experienced gains. [...]

7 10, 2024

The Good News Bears

By |2024-10-14T18:05:30+00:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers Relevant information causes stock prices to rise and fall. Relevant information is any news that causes the perceived value of a stock to rise or fall. There was a barrage of relevant information this week. Fed Chair Powell’s speech Monday noted the economy is strong and that “significant progress” has [...]

4 10, 2024

Mastering Options for Beginners: How to Profit Even in a Sideways Market

By |2024-10-04T17:19:51+00:00October 4th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Options, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: John LinDahl There are many myths about options being risky.  While risk is inherent in any investment, options, when used correctly, can mitigate risk, and increase profit.  Have you ever bought a stock because you thought it was going to go up, but instead it went up a little, down a little, [...]

30 09, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Major Indices Manage Gains Amid Economic Data Releases

By |2024-09-30T16:26:46+00:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Monday: The Major Indices started the week in positive territory with investors keeping an eye on the upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures report. The Dow rose 0.2%, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq added 0.1%. Tuesday: China's new stimulus plan helped boost sentiment despite lower-than-expected housing data, leading to another day of gains. [...]

30 09, 2024

Investors’ Inspiration

By |2024-10-14T18:06:19+00:00September 30th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , |

Written by: Angela Akers In last week’s “Special Presentation,” Mr. Steve Chappell discussed and demonstrated the efficacy and effectiveness of the VectorVest RealTime Derby. The Derby analyzes, sorts, ranks and graphs the second-by-second performance of 169 portfolios. It tracks each portfolio’s performance from the current day’s opening bell and displays the results from the [...]

25 09, 2024

Will the Fed’s 0.5% rate cut lead to a soft landing for the economy?

By |2024-09-25T17:36:29+00:00September 25th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Last week, the Fed made a 0.5% cut to its rate. Its decision meant that one of the most highly anticipated monetary policy decisions was finally made. In fact, it came many months later than the market had thought; at the end of last year, investors believed a cut would arrive as soon as [...]

23 09, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Navigating Fed Moves and Market Swings

By |2024-09-23T17:03:18+00:00September 23rd, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Monday: Wall Street struggled to find direction as investors anxiously awaited the upcoming Federal Reserve announcement. The Dow gained 0.6%, the S&P500 ticked up 0.1%, but the Nasdaq slipped 0.5%. Tuesday: It was another mixed day for the markets. The Dow edged down by 0.04%, while the S&P500 increased by 0.03%, and the Nasdaq [...]

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