Tag: holiday

A Tax Bill Before the Holiday – Weekly Update

December 26, 2017 | By Steven DiGregorio

As we headed into the long holiday weekend, the markets continued to climb as tax reform moved forward. For the week, the S&P 500 closed up 0.29%, the Dow rose 0.43%, and the NASDAQ gained 0.35%. International stocks in the MSCI EAFE increased by 1.23%. Before leaving for his holiday vacation, President Trump signed a […] READ MORE


Black Friday Gains – Weekly Update

November 27, 2017 | By Steven DiGregorio

Last week was a relatively quiet time in the domestic markets. We did not receive a tremendous amount of economic data, and trading halted Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nonetheless, all 3 of the major domestic indexes experienced sizable gains in only 4 trading days. By Friday, the S&P 500 added 0.91% and closed above […] READ MORE