September 19, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. For the week, the S&P 500 edged up 0.2%, the Nasdaq Composite outperformed with a 0.8% gain, and the Dow Jones slipped 0.4%. The Federal

August 29, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The S&P 500 has marked its fourth consecutive month of gains, closing above the 6,500 mark for the first time on Thursday. The Dow rose

July 25, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The stock market has reached a new record high, driven by positive sentiment regarding trade negotiations between the U.S. and Europe. The Dow recorded a

June 27, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The S&P 500 wrapped up the week approaching its former record high, as optimism grew from trade negotiations and the likelihood of a Federal Reserve

May 30, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The S&P 500 marked the best month of May in 30 years driven by Wall Street’s optimism regarding tariff relief, with a notable increase of

April 25, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The three major stock market indices experienced an increase over the week, marking their second week of gains out of the last three. The S&P

S&P 500 lost $5 trillion in two days in tariff selloff, exceeding a two-day loss of $3.3 trillion in March 2020 when the pandemic ripped across global markets. The S&P 500 fell 10.5% across Thursday and Friday, the index’s worst

April 1, 2025, Monthly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite recorded their worst quarterly results since 2022 on Monday, as the uncertainty surrounding the economic agenda of the Trump

March 28, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. As reciprocal tariffs loom, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq recorded their worst performance in nearly three weeks, driven by inflation and consumer sentiment

February 21, 2025, Weekly Stock Market Return Recap, by Kip Lytel CFA, Montecito Capital Management. Stocks experienced a reversal of their weekly gains on Friday as investors became more cautious in response to signs of an underperforming economy. The Dow