Month: January 2025
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S&P 500 Top 25 Monthly Performers January 2025 Name Sector Monthly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value Constellation Energy Utilities 34.09% 34.09% 145.89% $299.98 CVS Health Corporation Health Care 25.82% 27.42% -24.06% $56.48 General Electric Company Industrials 22.05% 22.05% 53.73% $203.57 Vistra Corp. Utilities 21.88% 21.88% 309.53% $168.03 Qorvo Inc. Information Technology 18.66%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 31, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 0.25% 3.26% 20.28% 25,533.10 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 0.27% 4.70% 15.80% 44,544.66 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.00% 2.70% 22.65% 6,040.53 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) -1.64% 1.64% 26.55% 19,627.44 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 2.02% 6.13%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 24, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.60% 2.99% 21.13% 25468.49 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 2.95% 4.42% 17.50% 44424.25 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.76% 3.73% 25.32% 6101.24 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 3.19% 3.33% 28.89% 19954.3 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.03% 4.03% 12.95%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 17, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.21% 1.37% 21.13% 25067.92 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) 3.69% 2.22% 16.69% 43487.83 S&P 500 (U.S.) 2.91% 1.96% 26.53% 5996.66 NASDAQ Composite (U.S.) 2.45% 1.65% 32.14% 19630.2 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 3.11% 4.06%…
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Weekly Market Summary January 10, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) -1.22% 0.16% 18.00% 24767.73 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -1.86% -1.42% 11.26% 41938.45 S&P 500 (U.S.) -1.94% -0.93% 21.82% 5827.04 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -2.23% -0.78% 24.14% 20847.58 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.30% 0.92%…
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Free Advice Can Cost You a Fortune Be Wary of Free Advice These days, many people are focusing more on their finances, and with good reason. Rising costs, increased job insecurity and the prospect of funding decades of retirement living are just some of the factors that might keep you up at night. How can…
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Monthly Market Analysis January 2025 Global Economy In 2024, several economic trends persisted: a strong U.S. Dollar; falling inflation; minimal economic growth in developed nations (except for the United States), Moderating economic growth in developing nations (see charts below). We will continue to monitor these trends in 2025, but we can expect some changes. 2025…
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Weekly Market Summary January 3, 2025 Global Stock Markets Name Weekly (%) 2025 (%) 1 Year (%) Ending Value S&P/TSX Composite (Canada) 1.12% 1.40% 20.44% 25073.54 Dow Jones Industrial Average (U.S.) -0.60% 0.44% 14.16% 42732.13 S&P 500 (U.S.) -0.48% 1.03% 26.31% 5942.47 NASDAQ 100 (U.S.) -0.68% 1.49% 30.29% 21326.13 FTSE 100 (U.K.) 0.91% 0.62%…
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Monthly Market Overview January 2025 LAST MONTH’S ECONOMIC EVENTS• U.S. Employment Increased by 227,000 Jobs• U.S. Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.2%• Canadian Employment Increased by 50,500 Jobs• Canada’s Unemployment Rate Increased to 6.8%• U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Increased to 2.7%• Canada’s Annual Inflation Rate Decreased to 1.9%• U.S. Monthly Retail Sales Increased by 0.7%• Canada’s…