Stocks Take a Ride

By Zack Alkhamis | October 17, 2018

Weekly Update – October 15, 2018 Volatility was back in full force last week. The three major domestic indexes posted several days of losses before experiencing wide swings on Friday. By week’s end, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which investors use to help measure fear in the markets, had increased by approximately 70%. The VIX…

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Markets Increase

By Zack Alkhamis | April 5, 2018

Weekly Update – April 2, 2018 Markets were closed on March 30 for Good Friday, but in the four days of trading, stocks recovered some of this year’s losses. [1] For the week, the S&P 500 added 2.09%, the Dow gained 2.67%, and the NASDAQ increased by 1.03%. [2] International stocks in the MSCI EAFE grew 0.81% .[3] Last week also marked…

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