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Weekly Market Insights: Friday Rally Trims Losses; CPI Report Next Week

Margie Mitchell

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

A Friday rebound, triggered by a big tech company’s earnings beat and a strong jobs report, shaved much of the week’s accumulated losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.24%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...

Weekly Market Insights: Stocks Rally As Attention Shifts to Fed's May Meeting

Margie Mitchell

Monday, May 1, 2023

Strong earnings from several mega-cap technology companies offset renewed regional banking jitters and weak economic data, leaving stocks higher for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.86%, while the Standard &...

Below is a 4-minute article written by William Sokol, Director of Product Management at VanEck. Sustainable fixed-income investments, and green bonds in particular, have fared relatively well over the year amid a less favorable...

Weekly Market Insights: Stocks show small losses after mixed week

Margie Mitchell

Monday, April 24, 2023

Stocks remained resilient last week amid mixed earnings reports, hawkish Fed-speak, and lingering recession fears, closing out the five trading days with small losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.23%, while the Standard &...

Weekly Market Insights: Lower inflation lifts spirits in uneven week.

Margie Mitchell

Monday, April 17, 2023

The combination of an improving inflation outlook resulted in a week of uneven, albeit positive, performance, in which cyclical and financial stocks rallied while technology, real estate, and utilities lagged. The Dow Jones...

Weekly Market Insights: Hiring Cools; Recession Fears Rise.

Margie Mitchell

Monday, April 10, 2023

Stocks ended a shortened week of trading mixed amid revived recession fears on Wall Street triggered by weak economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.63%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped 0.10%. The Nasdaq...

Weekly Market Insights: Banking Crisis Fears Dim; Markets Rally

Margie Mitchell

Monday, April 3, 2023

Stocks rallied last week on receding fears of a widening banking crisis, led by resurging investor interest in technology and communication services names.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3.22%, while the Standard & Poor’s...

We are excited to announce that Author Tracy Clark will be a guest speaker at our upcoming Women’s Investment Symposium.Meet Tracy Clarkhttps://tracyclarkbooks.com/Mitchell, Vaught & Taylor is happy to announce that...

Growing concerns about further interest rate hikes, prompted by fresh economic data, reversed early-week gains and left stocks mixed for the week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.13%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500...

Stocks drifted lower as a week of mixed earnings reports and resurgent worries over Fed monetary policy dragged on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.17%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 declined...

Stocks were mixed last week following better-than-expected corporate reports and increasing optimism over a slowdown in interest rates.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower, slipping -0.15%. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose...

Stocks added to their early 2023 gains amid a busy stream of mixed corporate earnings results and conflicting economic data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.81%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 2.47%. The Nasdaq...

REIT ETFs: A Passive Approach to Real Estate Investing

Dylan Fisher

Friday, January 27, 2023

With the emergence of ETF investing over the past two decades, a variety of new investment strategies have been invented that create value for investors across the globe. While Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have been around for...

Stocks showed mixed results last week as recession fears resurfaced in response to weak economic data and a tepid start to a new corporate earnings season.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 2.70%, while the Standard &...

Stocks rallied last week thanks to fresh confirmation of inflation’s cooling trend and growing optimism that an inflation slowdown may provide the Fed with space to ease up on future rate hikes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

The strategy of dividend growth has long been a critical aspect of many investors’ portfolios - and for good reason. Though these commonly known companies tend to be less “exciting”  stocks, they are an important...

Impact investing has been a hot topic in recent years, with more investors wanting to make their investment decisions not only based on return but also a company’s values.

MVT's Blogs & Client Communication

Veronica Jones

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

We are always working to improve communication efforts for our clients, and recently we have made a few changes that we think you will find helpful. Our MVT Common Fund investment continues to grow. We have added to our website (www...

You’ve all probably heard or read about the current measures of inflation by now. At levels that we have seen for the first time in almost 40 years, the stock market has reflected the fears of a possible recession this year...