September Sadness - Money Weekly Newsletter from alooola®
- alooola
- Sep 8, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 20, 2025
September Sadness
September 8, 2025
September has historically been the S&P 500’s weakest month. Over the last 25 years, September has had an average decline of 1.5%, with gains just 48% of the time. *1
NVIDIA’s market cap reached $4.4T on 8/28—equal to 6 Walmarts, 38 Nikes, or 94 Fords—and larger than the stock markets of five G7 countries. *1
Financial stability seems to be weakening recently. 53% of Americans say their finances worsened in the past six months; 13% missed minimum credit card payments in August (up from 8% in the spring). 1
The U.S. dollar is down 7% this year, which has lifted foreign asset values. Yet, U.S. investors still hold 81% of their equity in domestic stocks, even though U.S. stocks make up just 65% of the global market value. *2
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Sources:
MFS - "Beyond the News"
Barrons - "American Exceptionalism May Be Dying. How to Make the Best of It."
*Past performance is not indicative of future performance
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