Market Performance Summary After most asset classes cruised to solid gains in 2021, the first quarter of 2022 has been much more challenging for markets. All major asset classes were negative for the first quarter of 2022, but March brought some reprieve from the...
Market Performance Summary It was another difficult month for bond and equity investors. After watching virtually all major asset classes fall in January, February brought a similar trend, though at a lesser magnitude. Inflation anxieties remain but geopolitical risks...
Market Performance Summary There just isn’t any way to sugarcoat it, January was a rough month for investors in all asset classes. After a year of solid gains across most major equity indices in 2021, January was a decidedly “risk-off” month in which pretty much...
Market Performance Summary Stocks and Real Estate finished the year strongly with solid December gains. Low interest rates, plenty of liquidity, an expanding economy, and strong earnings continued to fuel the rise for equities. The S&P 500 closed the year just shy...
November Performance Summary Well, November didn’t quite live up to its reputation. Historically, November has been the second-best month of the year for stocks, but not this November in which the S&P 500 Index actually declined a bit, dropping -.07% on a total...