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Over the past week, we have seen significant equity market volatility, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 finishing lower on Friday by 3.1% alone and over 4.3% since a week ago, when the intra-day high was 5,852:
Continue Reading >>Over the past week, we have seen significant equity market volatility, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 finishing lower on Friday by 3.1% alone and over 4.3% since a week ago, when the intra-day high was 5,852:
Continue Reading >>Welcome to the latest installment of our series, "A Piece of the Puzzle," where we pause to share our insights on what we can anticipate in the markets and the economy for the upcoming month.
Welcome to the first edition of “Piece of the Puzzle” for 2025! In this edition, we discuss three topics: (1) Trump’s Tariffs and the Effects on Inflation and Positioning One’s Portfolio, (2) The Outlook for Interest Rates, and (3) The Case for..
Continue Reading >>It was a banner year for U.S. Stocks and the economy in 2024. With economic growth rising at a stronger-than-expected rate, U.S. stocks notched 57 all-time highs in 2024 – the sixth most since 1928. The S&P 500 also recorded consecutive annual gains of over 20% for the first time since the late 1990s, and for only the fifth time on record. There were many reasons to worry in 2024 – some of the largest concerns included geopolitical..
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