Historically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index and S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) end their best six months at the end of April, the Nasdaq best eight months still run through June. Recently, many analysts recognize increasing signs of weakness. This year the...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three months, you probably are aware that U.S. equity markets were strong in 2024’s first quarter. The S&P 500 Index (“S&P 500”) rose 10.56% while the Dow Jones Industrials rose a more modest 6.14%. The first...
“I get paid to be suspicious when I don’t have anything to be suspicious about.” That, in a nutshell, is a decent definition of what a good money manager does for his clients – be suspicious about the current environment and wonder if change is afoot. As everybody...
To say markets sprang to life in November is an understatement. Basically many indicies had returns last month that would be decent in most full years. The strong markets in November were accompanied by impressive performance in most sectors making up the S&P 500....
Chase Investment Counsel’s Annual Investor Conference is an opportunity to learn more about the stock market, economy, and the impact of both on an investment process which utilizes bottom up stock selection. This year’s hybrid event featured Randy Watts, Senior...
The current market recovery was primarily limited to large cap tech stocks with 90% of the S&P 500 gain attributable to the “Magnificent Seven.” Finally, in the last six weeks mid and smaller cap stocks have also participated and last week the Dow Industrials and...
