Weekly Insight 8.27.20

LAST WEEK It was another strong week for stocks with U.S. equities finishing mostly higher. The S&P 500 gained 76bps, closing at a record high on Friday, while the Nasdaq gained 2.69%, pushing the index to new record levels. The move higher in the S&P 500 capped its fourth straight weekly advance, its longest winning…

Weekly Insight 8.18.20

LAST WEEK U.S. equities finished higher for a third straight week led by the Dow which closed up 1.86%, followed by the S&P 500 (+.69%), Russell 2K (+.59%), and Nasdaq Composite (+.092%). On Wednesday, the S&P 500 traded above its February record high of 3,386 but could not maintain that level, finishing the session at…

Weekly Insight 8.11.20

LAST WEEK U.S. equities rallied on the week, led by the Dow Jones which finished up 3.87% followed by the Nasdaq which closed 2.51% higher and the S&P which was up 2.48%. Throughout the week, we once again saw the value/ growth debate playing out, however value managed to pull ahead after an impressive session…

Weekly Insight 8.5.20

LAST WEEK U.S. equities finished stronger this week with three of the four main indexes closing higher, led by the Nasdaq +3.70%, S&P 500 +1.75%, Russell 2K +0.89% and Dow Jones -.15% amid a very busy week of earnings. With the move higher in the S&P 500 over the course of the week, the benchmark…