2020 Market Summary – 4th Quarter

2020 Market Summary – 4th Quarter

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Home, Weekly Updates

Market Update for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2020 Presented by Commonwealth Strong December caps off solid year for markets Markets continued to rally in December. The Nasdaq Composite led the way with a 5.71 percent gain for the month. The S&P 500 gained...
June 2020 Market Update

June 2020 Market Update

by | Jun 3, 2020 | Monthly Market Update

Brad McMillan, Commonwealth’s CIO, recaps the market and economic news for May. Last month, we saw real progress in the Coronavirus, which allowed the economy to begin reopening. Hundreds of thousands returned to work, people began to shop again, and confidence...
June 2020 Market Update

Market Thoughts for January (Video)

by | Jan 4, 2020 | Home, Weekly Updates

Brad McMillan, Commonwealth’s CIO, recaps the market and economic news for December. It was a great close to 2019, with U.S. markets up more than 20 percent and international markets showing double-digit gains. Job growth was strong, and, for the ninth month in a row,...
June 2020 Market Update

Market Thoughts for August (Video)

by | Aug 4, 2019 | Home, Uncategorized, Weekly Updates

Brad McMillan, Commonwealth’s CIO, recaps the market and economic news for July. It was a mixed month. U.S. markets rose and fixed income went up, but emerging markets pulled back. In the U.S., second-quarter growth beat expectations, buoyed by the consumer. People...