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S&P 500 closes at record high on positive economic data

The grim irony of investing is that we investors as a group not only don’t get what we pay for, we get precisely what we don’t pay for. – John Bogle The Dow Jones Industrial Average came within one point of reaching the 20,000 milestone on Friday before falling back and ending the day at […]

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Post-election rally in stocks stalls as S&P 500 falls 1%

You don’t need to be an expert in order to achieve satisfactory investment returns. But if you aren’t, you must recognize your limitations and follow a course certain to work reasonably well. Keep things simple and don’t swing for the fences. When promised quick profits, respond with a quick ‘no’. – Warren Buffett Both the […]

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S&P 500 rises on positive economic data, Trump optimism

The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs. – Warren Buffett Despite headwinds from a stronger U.S. dollar and rising interest rates, stocks continued their upward climb as all three major stock averages added to solid election-week gains. The Russell 2000 Index […]

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Stocks edge higher but July retail sales disappoint

The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them. – Peter Lynch The dog days of summer have set in and the major stock averages reflected the August doldrums last week as trading volume was light and stocks were little changed. Although stocks edged slightly higher for the week, […]

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S&P 500 hits an all-time high on earnings, economic data

To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks. – Benjamin Graham Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index hit all-time highs last week, making the lows reached four days after the Brexit vote seem like a distant memory. Since […]

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S&P 500 near all-time high on strong jobs data for June

I never make a prediction that can be proved wrong in 24 hours. – Louis Rukeyser Worries that the weak May employment report could be an ominous sign of a slowing U.S. economy were eliminated on Friday as the June jobs report far exceeded everybody’s expectations. As a result, the S&P 500 Index soared over […]

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Stocks soar as investors rethink Brexit vote

More money has been lost trying to anticipate and protect from corrections than actually in them. – Peter Lynch Investors had second thoughts about the effects of the Brexit vote on global stock markets last week and decided that there won’t be any immediate consequences. All of the major U.S. stock averages rallied at least […]

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Global stock markets fall after Brexit, S&P 500 loses 1.6% for week

If you want to have better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently than the crowd. – Sir John Templeton Fears that voters in the United Kingdom would choose to exit the European Union became a reality last week and the shocking result caused global stock market averages to fall. What looked like […]

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Stocks decline on Brexit, global growth fears

In Wall Street, the only thing that’s hard to explain is next week. – Louis Rukeyser Fears that the United Kingdom will vote on June 23rd to leave the European Union caused stocks to tumble last week as all of the major stock averages finished more than 1% lower. Investors sought refuge in U.S. government […]

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Major stock averages mixed ahead of FOMC meeting

Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic. – Benjamin Graham After closing at a 52-week high of 2,119 on Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell about 1% during the last two trading days to end the week virtually flat. It looked like momentum would be enough to propel the benchmark index through the all-time closing high […]

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