Performance Summary: Week Ending April 4th, 2025
COMMENTARY: Bloomberg screens this week should have had background music playing UB40’s song Red, Red, Wine. The primary driver of this week’s sell-off was the
April 6, 2025
Author: Deane Gyllenhaal
Deane Gyllenhaal
Deane Gyllenhaal is an ETF and Index strategies industry expert who contributes to ETF Insight, a NY-based digital marketing firm. Deane brings two decades of investment leadership and portfolio construction experience with him. Previously, he was a senior portfolio manager at Geode Capital, Hartford Investments, and State Street Global Advisors.
Performance Summary: Week Ending March 28th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 fell this week, down 1.5%, as investors waited for clarity on the tariffs due to go into effect on April 2nd.
March 31, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending March 21st, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 index got some help during Wednesday and Friday’s trading sessions to stop five weeks in a row of losses, to eke
March 23, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending March 14th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 index added to its YTD decline, falling 2.3% this week. The Index is off by 4.1% since the end of December.
March 15, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending March 7th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index had a rough week, falling 3.1%, and swung into negative territory YTD for the first time in 2025. The index logged
March 8, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending February 28th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index fell 0.98% this week but remains in positive territory year to date. Some economic headlines created headwinds for the markets, including
March 2, 2025
Gridiron Showdown Mirrors Wall Street: Chiefs vs Eagles, Mutual Funds vs ETFs – February 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs, over the last ten years, have dominated the NFL: Four Super Bowl victories, seven consecutive AFC West division championships, and six
February 24, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending February 21st, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index fell 1.7% this week but remains in positive territory year to date, holding at 2.2%. The S&P 500 notched two new
February 24, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending February 14th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 index gained back some ground this week up 1.5%. Despite some weaker macroeconomic reports on payroll, manufacturing, and retail sales, the market
February 15, 2025
January 2025 – Representative Fixed Income Index Returns:
The US Fixed-Income market showed positive performance in January 2025, with most bond sectors delivering gains. Yields were relatively stable, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury
February 11, 2025