Weekly Market Recap | January 2, 2022

Market in Review Equity Markets: Once again, Mega-Cap and Tech stocks lagged their counterparts. The NASDAQ was essentially flat, down 0.1%; while the S&P 500 was up 0.9% to close out the final trading week of the year. T. Rowe Price Traders noted trading volume was less than half of recent weeks. It appears many investors sat out the final…

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Weekly Market Recap | December 26, 2021

Market in Review Equity Markets: The S&P 500 ended the shortened trading week up 2.3%. The highlight of the week was the strength in the NASDAQ; which outperformed the other major indices. Investors rotated back into the growth stocks after weeks of lagging. Volatility is still heightened as the world watches the Omicron variant’s impact, if any, on the world…

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Weekly Market Recap | December 19, 2021

Market in Review Equity Markets: The week was choppy and saw growth stocks take a hard hit. The S&P 500 ended the week down 1.9%, while the NASDAQ was down 2.9%. Concern around inflation and related Fed policy led to the downside. Omicron is still being watched by the markets and on Friday, New York saw its highest single-day reporting…

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Weekly Market Recap | December 12, 2021

Market in Review Equity Markets: After two weeks of down markets, the S&P 500 pulled off a solid week, ending up just under 4%. While most indices reached new all-time highs, the VIX tumbled ~33%. The VIX is a daily gauge that measures investors’ expectations for market volatility. After the first week of data on Omicron, it is believed to…

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Weekly Market Recap | December 5, 2021

Market in Review Equity Markets: The theme for last week was uncertainty. Uncertainty led to a volatile week of trading for all markets that saw the S&P 500 trade 1% or more in both the green and red on multiple occasions. Uncertainty is the markets’ worst nightmare; this leads to the volatile whipsawing we saw last week. The Omicron variant…

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Weekly Market Recap | November 28, 2021

Market in Review Equity Markets: The holiday-shortened week did not lack volatility. On Friday, the story line focused on the new COVID-19 variant, now named Omicron. Early reports suggest this could be more contagious due to mutations. The market reacted quickly with the VIX (a common read on investors risk appetite) spiking over 50% on Friday and all major indices…

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Ben Orris

Welcome, Ben Orris

Krilogy Tax is excited to announce the hire of Certified Public Accountant, Ben Orris. Ben brings over a decade of individual and business tax experience to the Krilogy Tax team. The comprehensive planning philosophy at Krilogy creates the perfect arena for Ben’s experienced background where the connection between financial advisor and tax planner is paramount. Prior to joining Krilogy, Ben…

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Investment Committee Report | October 2021

Strong Corporate Earnings and a Resilient Recovery Power Stocks to New Highs The S&P 500 hit new all-time highs again in the third quarter as investors looked past a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and instead focused on the positive combination of a resilient economic recovery, ongoing historic support from the Federal Reserve, and strong corporate earnings. Market…

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Investment Committee Report | July 2021

Stocks Hit New Highs as the Pandemic Recedes Last quarter, we discussed the strong start to 2021 as the market experienced solid gains. The second quarter continued that trend, with the S&P 500 rising to another record high. Throughout the quarter, COVID-19 cases substantially declined in the U.S. This, combined with a near-total economic reopening across the country, led a…

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Krilogy Investment Report April 2021

Investment Committee Report | April 2021

Market Resiliency Leads to Solid Market Gains in Q1 We’ve often said that we believe in resiliency of the U.S., our economy, and the markets. The first quarter of 2021 was a shining example of why we hold this belief. Throughout the quarter, we witnessed several macro- and micro-economic surprises that resulted in increased market volatility compared to the fourth…

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