Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 31, 2026
Stocks rebounded last week as falling bond yields and upbeat AI-related corporate reports rekindled positive market sentiment despite the Fed Chair’s slightly hawkish speech.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 24, 2026
Stocks declined last week as oil prices and bond yields rose, stoking inflation concerns among global investors.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 17, 2026
During a quiet summer trading week, cooling inflation lifted stocks, while sluggish retail sales weighed on investor sentiment, leaving major indexes mixed. Slower consumer and wholesale price growth in July encouraged markets, even as signs of softer consumer spending tempered the gains.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 10, 2026
U.S. stocks rallied last week (August 3–7, 2026) to their strongest weekly performance since mid-April, driven by strong Q2 earnings and a weaker-than-expected July jobs report that shifted attention to the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision.
Market Volatility Can Create Tax Opportunities
July saw single stock volatility rise to an extreme. In addition, it saw volatility in individual stocks widely dispersed and relatively uncorrelated to the S&P 500 Index. What does that mean? It means two things.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, August 3, 2026
Stocks climbed through another volatile summer week as mixed Q2 corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision pulled prices in both directions.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, July 27, 2026
Stocks closed lower last week as Q2 corporate results, Middle East developments, and the chips trade sent investors on a bumpy ride.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, July 20, 2026
Stocks fell last week as a selloff in chip stocks overshadowed encouraging inflation data.
Weekly Market Insights – Monday, July 13, 2026
Stocks largely advanced over a V-shaped week as the AI trade, led by chip stocks, pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq averages higher amid renewed conflict.
The Grind Continues: A Review of the First Half of 2026 for the Economy and Markets
Another day, another “A”. That was the motto in our household growing up. Despite the cheeky and easy-going feel of the phrase, getting to that result was anything but simple. Getting good grades, even for those who make it seem effortless, requires a lot of hard work behind the scenes. This sentiment is relayed by all those who achieve success from invention: “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it” – Thomas Jefferson; to sport – “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” – coach Tim Notke; and even to country music “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap” – Dolly Parton.