Investment Week at a Glance
Stocks finished higher for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2%, the S&P 500 was up 1.4%, and the NASDAQ rose 1.2%. Foreign stocks (MSCI EAFE) were also up for the week, rising 1.2%. Bond prices were up for the week, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury ending the week at 4.13%. (Data source: Wall Street Journal)
Domestic Equities Look to Close Out Year Strong
Markets continued to rise throughout the Holiday week as the S&P 500 hit a new all-time high once again. This was the 39th all-time high for the S&P 500 this year, which many did not see coming after the rapid sell-off when Trump announced the tariffs that would be enforced back in April. We saw 13 daily moves +/- 2%, which exceeded the previous 2 years combined. 12 of those 13 times came in the first half of the year as trade uncertainty was driving markets. In the 2nd half of the year, the story was all about AI investment, which drove markets higher to end the year.
International Equities Outperform Domestic by Most Since 2009
International equities rose by over 30% this year as they beat domestic equities by around 13%. The outperformance of international equities was aided by a weaker dollar, which boosted returns by about 10% more than returns in the local currency. Expectations are for international markets to continue to perform strongly, but investors are not expecting to see the dollar have a year as weak as this one. This year has shown why global diversification in a portfolio can be helpful at times.
Silver Crosses $80 Per Ounce, Gold $4,500 Per Ounce
Silver rallied all the way above $80 last week as investors continued to flock to precious metals. Silver is now up over 160% for the year after starting the year under $30 per ounce. Investors have benefited by holding precious metals throughout the year as gold is also at an all-time high, crossing $4,500 per ounce last week. Investors will look for another strong 2026, but a repeat of 2025 for precious metals would be hard to come by. (CNBC)
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Quiz
What is the best year for Silver over the past 100 years? (Scroll Down for Answer)
- 2025
- 1999
- 1979
- 1938
Answer:
3. 1979. In 1979 the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the market and bought roughly 1/3 of the World’s private supply. This led to “Silver Thursday” where silver plummeted 50% in one day on March 27th, 1980. And for the football fans out there, that is the same Hunt family which founded and currently own the Kansas City Chiefs.
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