Large Cap Blend ETFs

(Please enjoy this updated version of my weekly commentary published September 26th, 2022 from the POWR Growth newsletter). As usual, we will start by reviewing the past week… Here is an hourly, 3-week chart of the S&P 500 (SPY):…

Stock Prices The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) just closed at another record high Friday. The S&P 500 is just a whisker below an all-time high as well. Both the NASDAQ 100 and Russell 2000 are within shouting distance of new…

Let’s be honest with ourselves. Investors have jumped the gun SEVERAL times assuming the Fed was about to cut rates. Heck, even going back to late 2023 the majority of investors predicted rate cuts would soon be in hand only to find out…

Most of what lies before us as stock investors are green lights to race ahead. However…and it’s a big HOWEVER, there is one flashing red light that we need to appreciate in order to invest more successfully in the months ahead. We will…

The speed of the early August correction was impressive. But so too was the mid month bounce where we saw the S&P 500 (SPY) in the plus column for 8 straight sessions. Tuesday ended that streak with a little dip into the red. Yet…

Stocks have certainly bounced strongly off their recent lows. NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) is now up just over 12% from the October lows. S&P 500 (SPY) added on almost 15% in the same time frame. The Dow Jones Industrials (DIA) has been the…

After getting as low as 5,119 on Monday, the S&P 500 (SPY) has mounted an impressive comeback to 5,319 as of Thursday’s close. This begs an obvious question: Is the Worst Over? As in, is this bounce for real? I will tackle these…

“The time has come for policy to adjust”. That short sentence was the essence of Fed Chair Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole on Friday confirming that rates cuts will soon be in hand. With that bond rates went lower and stocks soared. In…

The Fed delivered on expectations to start rate cutting with a solid 50 point basis move on Wednesday. Along with that was the expectation for another 150 points of reduction to be served up by the end of 2025. This was more dovish than…

So many traders and investors are always looking to get rich quick without any effort. Most never find it. They simply shuttle from one guaranteed get rich quick scheme to the next in the eternal quest for gold. Ultimately, they always…