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FOCUS:  The October effect and the markets

FOCUS:  The October effect and the markets

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  | What is going on in the markets?  

* The third quarter of 2018 ended as the best quarter on the S&P 500 since 2013 – around a 7.2 percent increase.

* From Sept. 30 through Oct. 26, the S&P lost around 8.6 percent, the worst beginning of a quarter since 2008.  

Is this the October effect, or is there something substantial going on?  What are the realities?

It’s difficult to come up with convincing fundamental explanations for this poor performance.  As expected, the Feds did increase interest rates at the end of September. Investors can also purchase U.S. Treasuries yielding 3 percent.

by · 10/29/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news, Money
FOCUS, Money:  Making sense of what’s happening with the stock market

FOCUS, Money:  Making sense of what’s happening with the stock market

By Kyra Morris, contributing editor  |  Snap!  Thus ended the S&P 500’s longest streak in history without a pullback of at least 3 percent.  The major U.S. stock indexes capped off their worst weekly performance in two years on Feb. 2 following a steep sell-off. The Dow and S&P 500 pulled back 4.1 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively. The Nasdaq lost 3.53 percent.   It happened quickly.  What changed?

January began the year with gains in every major index, catapulting investors into record highs.  The DOW and the S&P 500 had their best monthly gains since March 2016, and the Nasdaq experienced its biggest one month gain since October 2015.  The news was good. 

Equities benefited from strong economic data and solid corporate earnings growth at the start of the year. The American economy added 200,000 more jobs. 

by · 02/12/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Money, Views
MORRIS: Don’t panic about market’s fluctuations

MORRIS: Don’t panic about market’s fluctuations

By Kyra Morris | Ten days ago on Augst 21, the DOW fell more than 500 points. Then on Monday, August 24, the DOW fell again another 500 points. By Tuesday, August 25, it looked like the DOW was on an upswing, but then in the last hour of the day it fell and closed again down more than 200 points. Whoa! Then … here comes Wednesday and Thursday with a rebound that was one of the best two-day percentage gains in more than six years. What’s happening and what will be next?

Most financial professionals doubt that this will be a repeat of the 53 percent drop experienced from October 2007 until March 2009. Why – what’s the big difference? The lack of a real negative economic event like we had back then makes this different.

by · 08/31/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
8/31, full issue: The market; Cuba; more

8/31, full issue: The market; Cuba; more

In the Aug. 31, 2015 issue, Kyra Morris looks at market volatility. Andy Brack offers thoughts on Cuba after a recent trip, plus a host of photographs that show faces of Cubans. Good news from the Avery Center and more.

by · 08/31/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue