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The S&P 500 (-0.4%), Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.4%), and Nasdaq Composite (-1.1%) ended the week in negative territory, more so the Nasdaq, after setting intraday and record highs to start the week. The Russell 2000 outperformed and gained 0.8%. Continue reading

There’s a lot going on in the world right now. I almost cringe when I hear myself say that, because it is, quite literally, always true. And the financial media is beginning to recycle one of their favorite terms – climbing the “wall of worry.” Continue reading

The S&P 500 (+2.0%), Dow Jones Industrial Average (+1.1%), and Nasdaq Composite (+2.8%) ended the week at record highs, as investors embraced a buy-the-dip mindset and piled into the largest stocks in the market after a rough start to the week. Continue reading

Investors have long recognized that the reasons why companies elect to go public include access to greater fundraising opportunities, improved liquidity for investors, and/or a lower cost of capital. More recently, however, investors have considered the implications related to how companies go public. Continue reading

The week started with the S&P 500 (-1.0%), Nasdaq Composite (-1.9%), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.5%) closing at record highs, but that’s about as good as it got. They each finished lower as the market turned defensive while the real loser was the Russell 2000 (-5.1%) with a 5% decline. Continue reading

The S&P 500 (+0.4%), Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.2%), and Nasdaq Composite (+0.4%) eked out small gains and ended the week in record territory. The small-cap Russell 2000 struggled this week and declined 1.1%. Continue reading