Investments
Investment Outlook, September 2026
September 30, 2026
After months of constrained oil supplies, rising inflation, and higher global long-term interest rates, investors widely...
Investment Outlook, March 2026
March 27, 2026
Geopolitics have dominated headlines and markets through the first quarter of 2026, first with U.S. actions in Venezuela, then...
Investment Outlook, January 2026
January 1, 2026
The year began with talk of “U.S. exceptionalism,” reflecting the economy’s relative strength; it ends with renewed...
Market Volatility: Lessons from the “October Effect”
October 22, 2025
October has a reputation for being a “spooky” month for markets. History gives us plenty of examples: the crash of 1929,...
Investment Outlook, September 2025
September 30, 2025
As we enter the final stretch of 2025, policy changes have taken a back seat; investors have digested the fiscal impact of the...
Investment Outlook, June 2025
June 26, 2025
An Era of Bad Feelings With the continual stresses and uncertainty in our country and abroad, it is hard to believe that we are...
Investment Outlook, March 2025
March 31, 2025
Let’s cut to the chase: The first quarter of 2025 felt much worse than it was. The S&P 500 was down almost 5%, but our...
Investment Outlook, December 2024
December 30, 2024
2024 was another year of continued market strength, with the Magnificent 7 tech stocks pushing the S&P 500 up close to 25% on...
Investment Outlook, September 2024
September 26, 2024
This past week, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.50%. This was the first reduction in the Federal Funds rate since it...
Investment Outlook June 2024
June 30, 2024
The market continues to make new short-term highs, with the S&P 500 surpassing its previous high reached in January 2022, but...
Investment Outlook, March 2024
March 28, 2024
After the 2023 year-end rally, the equity market strength has continued into 2024; the S&P 500 has hit all-time highs,...
Investment Outlook, December 2023
December 20, 2023
With 2023 almost behind us, the U.S. economy has avoided the potential recession that dominated headlines a year ago. Our Federal...
Investment Outlook, September 2023
September 27, 2023
When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold – a popular expression among economists reflecting the importance...
Investment Outlook, June 2023
June 29, 2023
Recession or Not? 2022 was the worst year in the market in over a decade, with the bond market index down more than any year...
Investment Outlook, March 2023
March 31, 2023
This quarter started with a focus on the size of the next interest rate hike and has ended with investors questioning the...
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