The Month in Brief
February 3, 2011 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Monthly Update
Turmoil in the Middle East didn’t stop U.S. stocks from posting a sizable January advance. The S&P 500 rose 2.26% on the month and the Dow and NASDAQ posted strong gains as well. We received encouraging news about home sales, retail sales, manufacturing and service sector growth and personal spending. There was a real sense that things were improving for American consumers and corporations.1
Annual Review for 2010
January 14, 2011 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Other Market Info
THE YEAR IN BRIEF 2010 was a very nice year on Wall Street. At the closing bell on December 31, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was sitting just eight points beneath a two-year high recorded two days earlier. The S&P 500 finished up 12.78% for the year and the Dow, NASDAQ and S&P all posted [...]
December Summary
January 6, 2011 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Monthly Update
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Donald A. Laird THE MONTH IN BRIEF December lived up to its promise as one of the better months of the year for stocks, with the S&P 500 gaining 6.53%.1 It was a strangely quiet time on Wall Street, and the biggest [...]
