Market Commentary

Ouch! The only good news for the past few months’ stock market performance is we are relieved it is behind us. This quarter the stock market experienced much more volatility and a stiff decline, thereby ending a long string of positive quarterly returns. We understand...

...Looking Forward to the Second Half! Pring Turner clients enjoyed strong returns in the 2nd quarter and once again reached all-time highs in wealth (adjusting for deposits and withdrawals). That makes new highs for portfolios in 13 of the last 15 very challenging...

Typical Pring Turner client portfolios glided smoothly and profitably through the first quarter and finished nicely higher. The typical Pring Turner client once again reached another new high benchmark in wealth (adjusting for deposits and withdrawals). Helping...

As 2013 began, political battles over the budget raged in Washington generating fears the U.S. economy could dive off the “fiscal cliff.” The economy was staggering at sub 2% GDP growth and stocks were mostly range bound over the prior year. Globally, the European...

As mentioned in our July client letter we suggested the stock market correction that began in May was likely only partially over. We stated “over the next few weeks there will be additional zigzagging as market leadership shifts take place”. Indeed, July finished on a...

Temporary stock market declines are a normal fact of life for investors. Over the past eight decades, the S&P 500 index has averaged over 3 declines of 5% or more every year and at least one decline of 10% or greater. Typically, periodic shorter term declines...