S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs after Powell’s dovish comments

While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster. – Benjamin Graham Both the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at record highs last week as investors cheered Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium last week. The […]

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08, 23, 2021
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By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates

Stocks close lower on Fed taper anxiety, weak retail sales

If you can follow only one bit of data, follow the earnings – assuming the company in question has earnings. I subscribe to the crusty notion that sooner or later earnings make or break an investment in equities. What the stock price does today, tomorrow or next week is only a distraction. – Peter Lynch […]

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08, 16, 2021
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By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Covid-19, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates

Strong earnings propel Dow, S&P 500 to record highs

We need a mutual fund industry with both vision and values; a vision of fiduciary duty and shareholder service, and values rooted in the proven principles of long-term investing and of trusteeship that demands integrity in serving our clients. – John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group Despite rising Covid-19 case numbers caused by the […]

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S&P 500, Nasdaq at record highs after Powell’s dovish comments

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