by admin | Jan 8, 2019
Adapted from an article originally written by: Samuel Chattopahyay, CFA The stock market has been tumbling lately with S&P 500 Price Index declining by 11.76% from its peak on October 5th till the date of this post, and the dramatic media headlines are roiling...
by admin | Nov 6, 2018
Volatility has certainly returned to the financial markets this quarter! Staying invested in a volatile market takes a certain amount of intestinal fortitude, but it’s not without reward. The chart below demonstrates how difficult it is to time the market – you have...
by admin | Oct 29, 2018
Strong Economic Fundamentals Drives Shares to New Highs October has a ghoulish reputation. Maybe it’s the October 1929 market crash or the one-day decline in October 1987 that exceeded 20%. Using data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve that goes back nearly 50 years,...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018
Nine Years Old The economic recovery began in July 2009 – that according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of recessions and economic expansions. A quick review of the math and it means the current expansion just turned nine years old,...
by admin | Jan 30, 2018
2017 will go down in the record books as a “bull market” year. The bulls took charge the day after election day, keeping the bears on the defensive throughout 2017. After a prolonged period of sluggish growth, 2017 was marked by synchronized global expansion across...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017
Climbing a Wall of Worries to New Highs Synchronized global growth, which began earlier this year, carried into the third quarter. Despite the devastating effects of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the U.S. economy remained near full employment and earnings growth was...
