Money and Finance
Despite some rocky moments during the week the S&P 500 closed higher with just over a 1% gain for the week. That makes 4 straight weeks of gains after the first month and half saw went almost straight down. Even after all of the disruption in the stock markets to start the year the S&P 500 has now clawed its way back higher and sits just 1% off the close from 2015.
It's great to see the markets moving back higher while I'm having to sit on the sidelines and even better to see is oil, via WTI, climbing higher as well. I don't know if the $38 handle will be maintained and wouldn't be surprised at all to see the low $30's at least one more time. However, for work it's good to see oil near $40.
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- Weekly Roundup - March 5, 2016
What a week for the markets and oil! The S&P 500 added almost 70 pts or 3.5% and closed just shy of 2,000. The S&P 500 is now down just 2.2% since the start of 2016. Oil climbed higher throughout the week as well ending the week above $36...
- Weekly Roundup - January 23, 2016
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- Weekly Roundup - February 1, 2013
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Money and Finance
Weekly Roundup - March 12, 2016
It's great to see the markets moving back higher while I'm having to sit on the sidelines and even better to see is oil, via WTI, climbing higher as well. I don't know if the $38 handle will be maintained and wouldn't be surprised at all to see the low $30's at least one more time. However, for work it's good to see oil near $40.
Read more »
- Weekly Roundup - March 5, 2016
What a week for the markets and oil! The S&P 500 added almost 70 pts or 3.5% and closed just shy of 2,000. The S&P 500 is now down just 2.2% since the start of 2016. Oil climbed higher throughout the week as well ending the week above $36...
- Weekly Roundup - January 23, 2016
This past week was definitely not a quiet one for the markets. Through the close on Wednesday the S&P 500 had declined another 1.1% bringing the YTD decline to 9.0%. Oil dipped down below $26 during the week as well. However, things turned...
- Weekly Roundup - March 29, 2014
I've been a bit absent the past week or so and even missed my normal weekly roundup post last weekend. Never fear though I'm back and have a new installment of the roundup. My FI Portfolio has been performing great the last two weeks and I...
- Weekly Roundup - February 1, 2013
It's funny how the markets have their first down month since August and now the markets are going to collapse? Despite how 2013 went, the markets don't normally go straight up. I think what has really been surprising is the volatility so far...
- Net Worth Update - January 2013
I expected a good month in January because my income was going to higher than normal, but with the markets going on a tear to start off 2013 I hit a pretty crazy number for a one month net worth increase. Especially since my net worth isn't some...