Inflation is the big story of 2022 and we got another bad reading on Friday. The latest report showed that inflation hit a 41-year high in May. Here are some more details from CNBC. The consumer price index rose 8.6% in May from a year ago, the highest increase since...
Some of the best investment opportunities happen when stocks go through periods of weakness. Most recently we saw that with COVID. In the short run stocks fell sharply in early 2020 because of COVID, but in the long run that turned out to be a good time to buy. This...
2022 has been a tough year for global stocks. How tough? The S&P 500 is off to its worst start since 1939 – that is 83 years ago. The S&P 500 (SPY) is down 13% on the year. The Vanguard Global Stock Market (VT) is down 14% on the year. The tech heavy...
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The first quarter of 2022 is over and despite some pretty intense volatility the U.S. stock market held up relatively well. After being down as much as 14%, the S&P 500 (SPY) closed the first quarter with a 5% decline. The tech heavy NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) was down as...
Although markets have been volatile in 2022, stocks are actually doing a pretty good job of hanging in there. The S&P 500 (SPY) is coming off its best week in almost two years, gaining 6% this week. After the gain, the leading index is down 7% on the year. The...
