Summer doldrums plagued the markets as stocks traded in an erratic price range that became especially volatile as the quarter ended. Investors turned more cautious as a wide...
Worries, Worries, Worries… And Reasons to Stay Optimistic!
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Grateful for the first half… Gains likely to Moderate Ahead
The stock market continued its blistering rally off of the pandemic lows set in March 2020. Indeed, gains were achieved in the last five consecutive quarters—an extraordinary...
What A Difference A Year Makes
It is hard to imagine that only one year ago investors braced themselves for Armageddon as the Covid pandemic and related lockdowns suddenly gripped the world. Stock prices,...
Good Riddance 2020, Happy New Year
Stocks enjoyed a solid quarterly performance, which added to the very strong recovery from March’s major market low. While 2020 started off on a smooth growth trajectory, nobody...
Increasingly Positive Outlook!
In ways that nobody could have imagined, 2020 has been a highly turbulent year and certainly one for the history books. The longest economic expansion in U.S. history ended early...
A Welcome Market Rally… But Caution Still Warranted!
Despite troubling headlines of ongoing virus concerns and terrible unemployment numbers, the stock market pivoted direction in late March and embarked on its best quarterly...
A Viral Storm – That Will Pass
Considering the exceptional portfolio returns earned in 2019 and improving economy as this year began, this virus-induced stock market collapse has been a gut-wrenching time for...
Best Year This Century!
Happy New Decade! We are pleased to report you finished the year with a very strong performance. Congratulations! What's Next in 2020? We caution against extrapolating last...
Adding to Gains
Economic growth is chugging right along on a slow but steady path higher, supporting the positive investment backdrop. Furthermore, the Federal Reserve implemented a “midcycle...
Climbing the “Wall of Worry”
Stock and bond prices added to strong first quarter gains! The gains were briefly interrupted in May when stock prices corrected due, in part, to several troublesome headlines. ...
Surging Toward New All-Time Highs
Wow! The first three months of market returns sure made a nice year for investors! As we pointed out in the January newsletter, “Our strong belief is that this temporary [Fall...
2018, A YEAR OF EXTREMES…WHAT’S AHEAD FOR 2019?
2018 started off with a very strong January for stock investors and finished with December being one of the weakest months in many years! Indeed, this was a year of extremes...