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
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.
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
Performance Summary: Week Ending February 7th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 fell slightly this week, down 24 basis points. The index produced meaningful gains through Thursday and gave most of it back during
February 8, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending January 31st, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 fell this week. Sensitivity to AI related news pushed the markets down early in the week, followed by a slight mid-week recovery.
February 1, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending January 24th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 rose this week up 1.74%. Some of the economic drivers were; stronger corporate earnings expectations, projected GDP growth, retreated US government yields,
January 26, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending January 17th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 got back into the green this week, up 2.91%. Wednesday the 15th was the best-performing day since November, driven by a tame
January 18, 2025
Performance Summary: Week Ending January 10th, 2025
COMMENTARY: The S&P500 gave up its prior week’s gain and fell 1.9%. These returns may be driven by investors’ concerns that inflation doesn’t continue its
January 12, 2025