📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 6, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 690.62 +5.78 +0.84% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 722.82 +10.22 +1.43% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 52.28 +0.33 +0.64% Wall Street returned from the Independence Day holiday in a buying mood as investors piled back into semiconductor and…

U.S. markets finished a holiday-shortened week higher, even though they were closed Friday for Independence Day. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.8%, the Nasdaq rose 2.1%, and the Dow climbed 2.0%, with the Dow closing Thursday at a record high. The biggest story was rotation. The Dow benefited from strength in traditional sectors,…

While U.S. markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday, Canadian markets remained open, giving investors one last trading session before the weekend. The S&P/TSX Composite Index (+0.88%) posted a modest gain as strength in financials, utilities, and energy helped offset weakness in several technology and mining stocks. With U.S. investors away from their desks,…

📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 2, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 684.84 -0.62 -0.09% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 712.60 -12.57 -1.73% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 51.95 +0.14 +0.27% Wall Street finished the holiday-shortened week with mixed results as investors weighed encouraging economic news against another sharp selloff…

📊 Alain’s Holdings — July 1, 2026 Symbol Name Price Change Change % VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 685.46 -1.35 -0.20% QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust 725.17 -11.23 -1.52% XIU.TO iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF 51.81 0.00 0.00% Wall Street started July on a cautious note. Most U.S. stocks rose, but weakness in major technology and AI-related…

June reminded investors why staying invested is often more rewarding than trying to predict the next headline. The month began with optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, then quickly shifted to concerns over excessive AI capital expenditures, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, uncertainty surrounding a reported delay of OpenAI’s IPO, and renewed debate about the Federal…