Strong earnings boost major averages to fresh all-time highs

Never adopt permanently any type of asset or any selection method. Try to stay flexible, open-minded and skeptical. – John Templeton As if to sound like a broken record, the stock market rose again last week and has not suffered a down week yet this year. All three major averages surged at least 2% and […]

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01, 22, 2018
Comments Off on Dow closes above 26,000 as financials post strong quarterly earnings

By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates

Dow closes above 26,000 as financials post strong quarterly earnings

Investors should always keep in mind that the most important metric is not the returns achieved but the returns weighed against the risks incurred. Ultimately, nothing should be more important to investors than the ability to sleep soundly at night. – Seth Klarman Stocks continued to defy the laws of gravity as all three major […]

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01, 16, 2018
Comments Off on Dow climbs 507 points or 2% to close at another record high

By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Global Central Banks, Interest Rates

Dow climbs 507 points or 2% to close at another record high

The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs. – Warren Buffett The stock market continued its torrid pace to start the new year with all three of the major averages posting solid gains and closing at record highs. The best performer was […]

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01, 08, 2018
Comments Off on Stocks strong as Dow shatters 25,000 level, Nasdaq closes above 7,000

By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Emerging Markets, Federal Reserve, Geopolitical Risks, Global Central Banks, REITs

Stocks strong as Dow shatters 25,000 level, Nasdaq closes above 7,000

The boom and the bust were normal – just two more swings in stock returns over the past century. Reversion to the mean is the iron rule of the financial markets. – John Bogle The stock market picked up this past week where it left off last year as all three major stock averages closed […]

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01, 02, 2018
Comments Off on S&P 500 closes modestly lower but posts 19% gain for the year

By William Lynch

Corporate Earnings, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economy, Federal Reserve, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Oil Prices

S&P 500 closes modestly lower but posts 19% gain for the year

The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. – Warren Buffett Although the stock market limped to the finish line by posting modest losses last week, all three major averages ended in positive territory in December and recorded impressive gains for the year. December has historically been the […]

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Monthly Archives: January 2018

Strong earnings boost major averages to fresh all-time highs

Dow closes above 26,000 as financials post strong quarterly earnings

Dow climbs 507 points or 2% to close at another record high

Stocks strong as Dow shatters 25,000 level, Nasdaq closes above 7,000

S&P 500 closes modestly lower but posts 19% gain for the year

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