Stocks Extend Gains Markets bounced around all week as investors grappled with the crosswinds of rising yields, continued hostilities in Ukraine, and hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. After suffering declines in two of the first three trading sessions of the week, stocks turned higher on a good jobless claims number investors interpreted as […] READ MORE
Weekly Market Insights Optimism over the economic reopening and renewed enthusiasm for technology and other high-growth companies powered the stock market higher last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.94%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed 1.16%. The Nasdaq Composite index led, picking up 2.06%. The MSCI EAFE index, which tracks developed overseas […] READ MORE
With stocks at multi-year highs, many people are thinking about getting back into the market. But before you run off to open up a brokerage account or start playing with your IRA/401(k), it’s important to remember that the stock market has plenty of risks along with those potential rewards. The good news is that investors who […] READ MORE