jmuch2025-11-03T09:49:42-06:00November 3, 2025|Categories: Weekly Update|Tags: 401(k), 529 plans, active investing, aging parents, AI, alternative investments, artificial intelligence, blockchain, bonds, budgeting strategies, capital gains tax, charitable giving, chicago, Chicago financial planning, college education, CPI, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity in finance, data-driven investing, debt, disability insurance, early retirement, education savings, equities, estate planning, Fed, financial, financial literacy, financial planning, financial strategy, fintech, fixed income, Gen X retirement, gifting, income tax brackets, income taxes, Inflation, insurance, Interest Rates, intergenerational wealth, investing, investment, IRS updates, legacy planning, long-term care insurance, macroeconomics, market volatility, markets, Midwest investors, millennial investing, monetary policy, PPI, retirement, retirement planning, risk, risk management, Roth conversions, social security, stocks, tariff, tax-efficient investing, tax-loss harvesting, taxes, taxes volatility, Trump, trust & wills, wealth accumulation, wealth management, wealth transfer, women|
The Weekly Update
Week of November 3rd, 2025
By Christopher T. Much, CFP®, AIF®
Stocks rose last week as trade developments, positive Q3 corporate results, and momentum in megacap tech drove another rally, despite some cautious comments from the Fed.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.71 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index picked up 2.24 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.75 percent. By contrast, the MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks developed overseas stock markets, fell 0.55 percent.
Stocks Up for Third Straight Week
Stocks rose over the first half of the week on news that Chinese and U.S. officials were working on a trade deal. Meanwhile, a rise in AI-related tech names lifted the broader market ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. All three major averages notched record closing highs for the first two days of the week, including the S&P 500 closing above 6800 for …
