General Market Commentary as of March 31, 2022 The first quarter gave back some of the recent returns with the major indices posting negative numbers for the quarter. The S&P 500 ended the quarter down -4.95%, the Dow Jones Industrial Avera ...
2021 Q4 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of December 31, 2021 The major indices posted healthy returns in the fourth quarter to cap off a strong year. The S&P 500 ended the quarter up 10.65%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 7.37%, and the Nasd ...
2021 Q3 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of September 30, 2021 The third quarter showed mixed results with the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time high in July and later in September suffering its first 5% pullback in nearly a year. The S&P 500 ended th ...
2021 Q2 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of June 30, 2021 The second quarter of the year continued to reward investors as the market climbed into new record territory. The S&P 500 finished the quarter up 8.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
2021 Q1 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of March 31, 2021 The start to 2021 picked up where it left off in 2020 as the stock market continued to surge and reach new milestones. The S&P 500 finished the quarter up 5.77%, the Dow Jones I ...
2020 Q4 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of December 31, 2020 U.S. markets ended the year strong in Q4. The S&P 500 finished the quarter up 11.69%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10.17%, and the Nasdaq Composite finished up 15.41%. For the year, they fi ...
2020 Q3 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of September 30, 2020 Following the record setting performance in Q2, U.S. markets continued upward as a whole notching solid returns again in the third quarter. The S&P 500 finished the quarter up 8.47%, the Dow Jones In ...
2020 Q2 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of June 30, 2020 After consumer spending fell a record 13.6% in April due to the lockdowns, the reopening of states and businesses around the country helped stocks rebound from their March lows. The month of April saw indices ...
2020 Q1 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of March 31, 2020 Q1 of 2020 saw the 11-year bull market run come to an abrupt end. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic and by then fear had already spread throughout the market as sectors suffere ...
2019 Q4 Market Commentary
General Market Commentary as of December 31, 2019 The fourth quarter capped off a strong 2019, with the S&P 500 up 9.1% in the quarter, finishing the year with a 31.5% gain. This run led to the US market entering into the longest bull market on recor ...