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 […]
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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. […]
Week Ending August 20, 2021
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) fell .9% for the week while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 (S&P500) and Nasdaq (NASD) all ended the week up. Not much movement for any of the portfolios but the overall trend for the markets and portfolios is still up.