Market Commentary

This past July has been an atypical month historically. Typically, July is up  only 48% of the time and is tied with September for the worst month for stock

Over the past two and a half years the S&P 500 has experienced two bear markets where the value of the securities in that index have declined 20% from their

Equities markets have had a volatile month with concerns over 40-year high inflation along with the concern that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes will cause the

Often April is a negative month with investors having to sell assets to pay taxes. This coupled with slowing growth and the prospect of a faster pace for hikes

If you are thinking a lot is going on in the world, you would be correct. Of course, there has always been some geopolitical event that has impacted the US and

During the month of February, the markets digested the impact of reduced covid numbers, the prospect of sustained inflation, and an invasion of Ukraine by

Welcome to 2022! As with any new year there is anticipation about what to expect.

Although politics and covid still dominate the general news financial news

The last 12 months was quite the challenge for the markets. So, what might we expect for the upcoming year? For the stock market we expect higher volatility as

November proved to be a more volatile month than is typical with both the Dow and S&P 500 finishing the month lower while the NASDAQ held on to its monthly

The often-spooky anniversary of October 19, 1987 has passed, and with that we move toward the seasonably favorable months of November and December.  This is