Since the start of the first quarter, all four of the major North American indexes – Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX), the S&P 500 Index (S&P), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) – finished the quarter higher than they started, as did the three portfolios, thanks to a bull run in the Nasdaq and the S&P. Let’s look at what happened over the second quarter of 2023 ….
Category Archives: Annual & Quarterly Updates
2023 First Quarter Review
Since the start of the first quarter, all four of the major North American indexes – Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index (TSX), the S&P 500 Index (S&P), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (Nasdaq) – finished the quarter higher than they started, as were the three portfolios. Let’s take a […]
Fourth Quarter and Twelve Month Review
After twelve months of watching global storm clouds constantly pound the three portfolios lower, finally a ray of light. Not much of a ray but at least the storm clouds started to recede. Since the start of the fourth quarter, three of the four major North American indexes finished the quarter higher than they started. […]
Third Quarter Update
Nothing quite like watching your portfolio go from green to red during a market decline. In my case, I get three times the pleasure as all three portfolios took a significant plunge. There is no sugar coating it, the third quarter was bad, but it pales in comparison when looking at the nine months January […]
2020 & 2021 In Review
Indexes While most of the world had a tough year, it was quite a good year for each of the major North American markets. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) had its best year since 2009, gaining 22%. Helping fuel the rise of Canada’s leading stock exchange were government programs to keep the economy going, covid-19 […]