WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE: Week ending August 7, 2026
📈 Stocks Rally on AI Momentum, Strong Earnings, and Lower Interest Rate Expectations📊 Market SnapshotMajor Index Performance (Week-to-Date)🔹 Nasdaq Composite: +5.2%🔹 S&P 500: +3.6%🔹 Russell 2000: +3.5%🔹 S&P MidCap 400: +3.4%🔹 Dow Jones Industrial Average: +3.0%🤖 Technology Leads the Market HigherU.S. stocks delivered strong gains this week as investors embraced another round of encouraging corporate earnings, renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence-related companies, and a more co
Estate Planning – Top Five Misconceptions.
Let’s be real. We are all busy people! Things like Estate Planning may not make it to the top of our list for a number of reasons. In this article we will find out why Estate Planning is so important and what are some of the common misconceptions. Quantum Private Wealth LLC. is an investment adviser located in Tampa, Florida. Quantum Private Wealth LLC. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any specific level of skil
Estate Planning – Terms you should Know and Understand
Part of the reason that many delay starting an estate plan is that they do not understand the ‘lingo’. Here is a primer for the basic terms that we all should know.Thanks to our partners at Wealth.comQuantum Private Wealth LLC. is an investment adviser located in Tampa, Florida. Quantum Private Wealth LLC. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any specific level of skill or training and does not constitute an endors
Weekly recap of the market…from MT Newswires
Market RecapWeek of Aug. 1 through Aug. 5, 2022 The S&P 500 index started August with a 0.4% weekly increase as more Q2 earnings reports as well as July US jobs growth surpassed estimates but added to concerns over the pace of future interest rate increases.
The market benchmark ended Friday’s session at 4,145.19, up from last Friday’s closing level of 4,130.29. However, the S&P 500 remains solidly in the red for 2022 with a year-to-date decline of 13%.
The week’s slight gain comes aft
Recession. Now? Tomorrow? Ever?
Had lunch today with an old friend. The topic of recession came up. Seems to be on most everyone’s mind as its all the talking heads comment on.(aside from gas prices). My take is that we are probably headed towards one…as we always are….but not sure when. ( please read my previous post entitled So what exactly is a Recession? And why does it sound scary??? to get an understanding of what the topic really means) Of course, as we were aware but chose to mindlessly forget, elections and polic
Weekly recap of the market…from MT Newswires
Week of Jun. 6 through Jun. 10, 2022 The S&P 500 index fell 5.1% last week as inflation data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in May, adding to investors’ concerns ahead of a rate policy meeting being held next week by the Federal Open Market Committee.
The market benchmark ended the week at 3,900.86, down from last Friday’s closing level of 4,108.54. This marks the index’s second weekly decline in a row and puts the S&P 500 down 5.6% for the month of June to date. It