The S&P 500 finished September down -4%, while the Nasdaq Composite finished -4.6% and the Dow lost -3.6% marking the biggest monthly slide since March 2020 – the very depths of the Pandemic shutdown. Worries about China, the pandemic, the debt ceiling, and tax...
The S&P 500 finished August +3.13%, while the Nasdaq Composite finished +3.97% and the Dow gained 1.51%. American equities had their seventh straight monthly advance — the longest winning streak since January 2018 — amid a tonic of strong corporate...
Wednesday was the last day of the second quarter and final day of the first half of 2021. The S&P 500 has risen 14.4% year to date, while the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow have each gained more than 12%. Market worries: During the final trading days of June US...
After reviewing several midyear investment review documents from firms such as J.P. Morgan Asset Management, T. Rowe Price, Capital Group (American Funds), Morningstar, and others; I decided to summarize the common themes presented. The first ½ of 2021 global growth...
Nearly a third of Americans aged 55 and over have no retirement savings. This is very concerning given the fact that Americans are living longer. According to the CDC, life expectancy at birth in 1921 was 60.8 years. That has risen an average of 1 year for every 6...