Market News The TSX 300 Composite ended the week lower than it started, but the S&P 500, DJIA both ended higher than they started while the NASDAQ 100 essentially ended where it started. The TSX was down on worries about a slowdown in the post-pandemic economic recovery and fears over the fate of debt-ridden China […]
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The week ending September 17, 2021
Market News The TSX 300 Composite, S&P 500, DJIA and the NASDAQ 100 all ended the week lower than they started. The TSX closed at its lowest since Aug. 23, 2021, likely a combination of it being a seasonally weak time for the market and the federal election on September 23, 2021. The 3 major […]
The week ending September 10, 2021
Market News The TSX Composite, S&P 500 and DJIA all ended the week lower than they started. With September traditionally being more volatile I suspect the pullback is a result of some profit taking happening as investors lock in gains after a bullish September. All 3 portfolios ended down for the week, with portfolio 2 […]
The week ending September 3, 2021
Market News The S&P 500 wrapped up its seventh consecutive month of gains, making it the strongest first eight months of a calendar year since 1997. So far, the upward momentum has continued into September. It will be interesting to see if the market ends September higher, given it historically tends to be a volatile […]
The week ending August 27, 2021
Market News Despite a dip on Thursday all of the major North American indexes (S&P/TSX, S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq 100) were up this past week. All three of the portfolios finished in positive territory for the week. Hopefully the momentum caused by the upward move on Friday will continue into September. […]