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Your Portfolio Watch Weekly Update – June 22, 2020
Weekly Market Update by Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Stocks and gold both advanced last week, leaving the Dow to Gold ratio unchanged at 14.83. All markets that we track here in “Portfolio Watch” were higher with the exception of the US Treasury long bond which slightly declined as yields rose 2 basis points to 1.47%. As…
Click Here for MoreYour Portfolio Watch Weekly Update – June 8, 2020
Weekly Market Update by Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Stock market activity last week and the jobs report created positive economic and financial news last week. This activity seems to support the idea of a “V-shaped” recovery, something we said last week was unlikely. On June 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfarm payroll employment…
Click Here for MoreYour Portfolio Watch Weekly Update – June 1, 2020
Weekly Market Update by Retirement Lifestyle Advocates This past week, we had many conversations with clients and other financial professionals about where the economy goes from here. There is no shortage of strong opinions about the current economic environment brought about by the restraints placed on the economy with the stated goal of protecting public…
Click Here for MoreYour Portfolio Watch Weekly Update – April 13, 2020
Weekly Market Update by Retirement Lifestyle Advocates After a relatively calm week last week, all markets were active last week. Stocks were up big – more than 12% as the market continues its bi-polar behavior. Metals rallied and the long-term US Treasury Bond declined as yields rose. The US Dollar was also weaker relative to…
Click Here for MoreYour Portfolio Watch Weekly Update – March 16, 2020
Weekly Market Update by Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Last week in the markets was in a word – DREADFUL. Stocks fell with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining more than 10% and the broader S&P 500 Index declining nearly 9%. Precious metals shared in the tough week that stocks endured with gold falling about 8.5% and…
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