2001 Charts of the Week
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- Small-Cap Leads the Way
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted June 29, 2001
- Much of the financial press has been preoccupied with the major indexes, which are primarily driven by large-cap stocks, but the performance of these benchmarks does not tell the whole story.
- Growth vs. Value
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted June 22, 2001
- Investment styles regularly cycle in and out of favor. The Growth versus Value relationship has been quite volatile, especially during the past few years.
- Consumer Spending Slows Despite Rate Cuts
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted June 15, 2001
- Changes in consumer spending have historically been tied to interest rates but the last five years witnessed a departure from this theory.
- The Power of Tax Deferral in Retirement
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted June 8, 2001
- Investors should not overlook the importance of keeping their savings in a tax deferred account.
- The Power of Tax Deferral
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted June 1, 2001
- Saving through a tax deferred program results in a significantly larger balance than does saving through a taxable program.
- Does the Press Have a Crystal Ball or a Rear-view Mirror?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted May 25, 2001
- Despite all the drama the financial press uses, they rarely provide real insight as to where the market is heading.
- CPI Indicates Tame Inflation
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted May 18, 2001
- U.S. consumer prices indicate inflation remains in check.
- Unemployment Rate Since January, 1991
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted May 11, 2001
- After hitting a 30-year low of 3.9% last fall, the unemployment rate is heading back to historical levels.
- Return from Inversion
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted May 4, 2001
- Responding to signs of an economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve has cut short-term rates by 200 basis points or 2% since January 1.
- The Economy is Still Expanding
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted April 27, 2001
- The first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) nearly doubled expectations by growing at a 2.0% annualized rate.
- Market Timing Doesn’t Pay
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted April 20, 2001
- Following a significant decline and in the midst of investor worry and concern, the stock market began to climb again recently.
- The Anti-Growth Market
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted April 13, 2001
- Value stocks, regardless of capitalization size, outperformed growth stocks during the first three months of the year.
- The Quarter in Review
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted April 6, 2001
- This quarter showed the worst overall performance for the three major U.S. indexes since the third quarter of 1990.
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted March 30, 2001
- The S&P 500 stayed in negative territory for eight of the last 12 weeks to finish the quarter down, pushing the index into bear market territory.
- The Interest Rate Cuts Didn’t Cut It . . . Yet
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted March 23, 2001
- Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve made yet another 50 basis points cut in the Fed Fund rates.
- Stay the Course
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted March 16, 2001
- As the equity markets continue to tumble, we say this: don’t panic; stay the course for the long run.
- Value Stocks Outperform Year-to-Date
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted March 9, 2001
- With three weeks remaining in the first quarter this year, growth stocks continue to struggle while value stocks steadily gain ground.
- Nasdaq’s Mean Reversion is Painful
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted March 2, 2001
- The Nasdaq Composite’s recent fall to earth provides a great example of mean reversion.
- Timing the Market: A Risky Endeavor
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted February 23, 2001
- Timing the market, choosing to be in or out of the market altogether to make a profit or avoid big losses, can significantly reduce returns over the long run.
- Value Stocks Maintain Leadership Position
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted February 16, 2001
- Value-oriented sectors like health care, financials, and utilities had good returns in 2000.
- The Usual Dilemma: To Buy or Sell?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted February 9, 2001
- Though short-term buying and selling decisions can have an immediate impact on portfolio, investors are advised to focus on the long run.
- Recession on the Way — But a “Growth” Recession or a “Real” One?
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted February 1, 2001
- The U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at the slowest quarterly reading in over five years in the fourth quarter of 2000.
- Economy Is Still Strong but Moderating
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted January 19, 2001
- In spite of recent signs of slowdown, the economy is in good shape.
- Going Beyond the Surface
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted January 12, 2001
- Always keep in mind that because a sector does not perform well in a given quarter doesn’t mean that all or the majority of stocks in that sector have tumbled.
- Landing . . . Landing . . . Landed!
- MarketView Chart of the Week, posted January 5, 2001
- If there was any doubt as to whether the Fed’;s policy of increasing interest rates would have the desired effect, that doubt was removed last week.
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