Commentary: Second Quarter Earnings Recap: Good, Not Great
Second quarter earnings season is in the books, and it was a good one. S&P 500 companies collectively grew earnings at a double-digit pace f
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J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Sep 5
- 6 min
Weekly Market Performance — September 6, 2024
U.S. stocks kicked off the seasonally weak month of September on a down note, led down by the technology sector as some of the artificial in
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Sep 2
- 6 min
Commentary: Russia To Host BRICS Summit 2024 Amid Heightened Geopolitical Conflict
In December 2023, Vladimir Putin declared that the 2024 BRICS Summit, hosted by Russia, would be focused on establishing a “fair world order
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 29
- 8 min
Weekly Market Performance — August 30, 2024
As investors across the U.S. prepared their cars, boats, and coolers for Labor Day weekend, stocks steadied heading into the long weekend an
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 25
- 6 min
Commentary : It's Go Time for the Federal Reserve
In his recent speech, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell focused on the fragilities of the labor market and is preparing markets f
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 23
- 8 min
Weekly Market Performance — August 23, 2024
Focus shifted to the “cowboy state” as the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium for U.S. monetary policy makers took place in Wyoming, hig
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 16
- 8 min
Commentary: Stock and Bond Market FAQs From the Field
Every year as the summer months draw near their end, LPL Financial hosts its annual Focus conference for financial advisors.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 15
- 8 min
Weekly Market Performance — August 16, 2024
Data, data, and more data was this week’s theme across global equity and fixed income markets.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 12
- 8 min
Commentary: Pullbacks Are Common but Painful
Pullbacks are the stubbed toe of the stock market.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 9
- 8 min
Weekly Market Performance — August 9, 2024
In a rollercoaster ride of a week, U.S. stocks were strapped in firmly and held on to limit weekly results to modest declines.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Aug 2
- 9 min
Weekly Market Performance — August 2, 2024
As markets turned to the eighth page of the 2024 calendar, the business end of second quarter earnings season and central bank decisions...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Dec 22, 2023
- 6 min
Weekly Market Performance - December 22, 2023
Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 18, 2023.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Dec 15, 2023
- 6 min
Weekly Market Performance — December 15, 2023
Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 11 2023.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Dec 8, 2023
- 6 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Finish Mostly Higher as Sentiment Stays Bullish
Both the S&P 500 Index along with the Nasdaq Composite witnessed their sixth consecutive weekly rise...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Dec 1, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Finish Higher Amid Peak Fed and Soft-Landing Narrative
Markets ended the week higher as we start December.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Nov 24, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets End Shortened Week Higher
Markets ended higher during the holiday-shortened trading week.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Nov 17, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Move Higher as Sentiment Improves
U.S. markets ended higher this week amid continued improving market sentiment.
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Nov 10, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets End Mixed Into November
U.S. markets ended mostly higher this week amid improving market sentiment. Seasonality is presently a bullish talking point for equities...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Nov 3, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Rebound Amid Ultra Bearish Sentiment
Equities rallied this week amid a reprieve from the removal of refunding overhang, softer-than-expected macroeconomic data...
J. J. Wenrich CFP®
- Oct 28, 2023
- 5 min
Weekly Market Performance – Markets Lower For the Second Straight Week
Major equity markets sold off for the second straight week as fears of escalation in the war in the Middle East
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