In this month’s recap: Stocks prices surged in August as investors cheered positive news of a potential COVID-19 treatment and welcomed a month-long succession of upbeat economic data. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, September 2020 U.S. Markets Stock prices surged in August as investors cheered positive news of…

Written by: Philip Lockwood The stock market and the real economic environment have an extreme disconnect right now. My goal with this month’s article is to shine some light on why the stock market is currently trading at the valuations it is, while the economy seems to be struggling. With…

  As a preface, I want to make clear that writing blog posts about the potential impact of politics on the economy and markets is something I do not enjoy doing. Inevitably, whatever I write will not sit well with someone. Predicting presidential election stocks to buy is an exercise…

In this month’s recap: stocks rose as better-than-expected corporate earnings and progress on a COVID-19 vaccine encouraged investors. Monthly Economic Update Presented by Philip Lockwood, August 2020   U.S. Markets Stock prices rallied in July as further development of a COVID-19 vaccine and better-than-expected corporate financial reports encouraged investors. The…