Amid the start of a global pandemic, everyone everywhere stopped what they were doing to make health and safety a number one priority. The ripple effect this had not only put our economy in a state of frenzy but it forced businesses to quickly respond and plan for a new normal.
The S&P 500 index finished the month of June up +1.8% from where it started the month. Just looking at the numbers compared to the previous few months, it would seem like a pretty boring month. The reality, however, is that there was a lot of volatility taken to arrive there.
The S&P 500 index finished the month of June up +1.8% from where it started the month. Just looking at the numbers compared to the previous few months, it would seem like a pretty boring month. The reality, however, is that there was a lot of volatility taken to arrive there.
When you step back from the intraday trading and consider all of the pressures on today's markets, and add in an election year, even the most bullish investor has to feel a slight tinge of worry.
When you step back from the intraday trading and consider all of the pressures on today's markets, and add in an election year, even the most bullish investor has to feel a slight tinge of worry.
Many investors have a long-term outlook as well as a unique, slow alpha trading signal. If that’s the case, trading costs can be minimized by slowly accumulating positions without signaling or holding up the market.
Many investors have a long-term outlook as well as a unique, slow alpha trading signal. If that’s the case, trading costs can be minimized by slowly accumulating positions without signaling or holding up the market.
Today, we speak with Hannah Goodfriend, a second-year intern working on our internal communications team. She is a recent graduate from New York University with a major in English.
Today, we speak with Hannah Goodfriend, a second-year intern working on our internal communications team. She is a recent graduate from New York University with a major in English.
Momentum and optimism rule the day as markets around the world continue to be unaffected by rising coronavirus cases, and the near-daily bankruptcy announcements as the health crisis evolves into an insolvency crisis.
Today, we speak with Krista Brown, a rising senior at New York University’s Stern School of Business. She is joining us this summer on the social media team in marketing and communications.
It seems that every fundamental factor is working in gold’s favor right now. U.S. debt is massive and growing, dollars are being created at an alarming rate, and that is all happening at a time when sustained economic weakness is a real possibility.