A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Good Week for Tech Earlier this month, people really started to doubt the strength of the rally in tech stocks. Typically, when something goes up a lot in a short period of time (ahem, Bitcoin), lots of skepticism about that growth starts to arise. […]
Along with relationships, finance and money management is the one topic parents dread to talk to their kids about the most. While parents may be able to talk to their children about the basics of savings, discussions typically stop at that. Only about 30% of parents talk to their kids about investing money and saving […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Eventful Week Every day this week had something for everyone. From highly anticipated tech IPOs to encouraging vaccine news to lawsuits against Big Tech, every day brought something new. First off, the S&P 500 fell 0.96% for the past week. Investors feared that more […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Investors Thankful for the Dow Investors had plenty to be thankful for this past week, with the Dow crossing 30,000 points for the first time on Tuesday before receding to just above 29,900 points. This past week, the Dow Jones was up 2.21%, the […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Investors Are Spooked Stocks had their worst week and month since March after indices closed down on Friday. A record spike in COVID cases along with election jitters are leading to volatility last seen when COVID hit the markets earlier this year. With much […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Back-and-Forth Week Stocks had a back-and-forth week due mainly to hopes for new stimulus rising and fading with new headlines from DC. For the past week, the Dow fell 0.95%, the S&P 500 fell 0.53%, and the NASDAQ fell 1.06%. As investors bet more […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Volatile Week Stocks had a rough and volatile week, with new information about stimulus, the current economic recovery, and coronavirus numbers. Stocks opened this week up by rising on Monday but then fell for the next three days. They rose on Friday when data […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Positive Vibes? Happy October! This past week broke the losing streak of the S&P 500 as it finished 1.52% higher for the week. The NASDAQ finished 1.48% higher as well. After 4 consecutive weeks of finishing lower, this past week’s developments could indicate that […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Is It Over? This past week was the 4th consecutive week that the S&P 500 declined. Continuing its downward trends from the previous weeks of 8/31/2020, 9/7/2020, and 9/14/2020, the S&P 500 and continued their decline as many investors continue to lower their expectations […]