Market Perspective for May 22nd, 2015
Recently, both the S&P 500 and Dow Industrial Averages again closed at all-time highs and are up 4.3% and 3.3% respectively[1]. The Nasdaq made its high late last month and…
Quarterly Perspective for 1Q15
Summary The U.S. economy improved modestly in the first quarter of 2015. The bigger story, however, was how well the rest of the world’s developed markets responded to financial stimulus. …
Market Perspective for April 1, 2015
Market Summary The first quarter of 2015 is just over and it has been fairly disappointing for most investors. The S&P 500 was up 0.45% and the Dow Industrial Average…
Market Perspective
Last Friday’s U.S. Employment report was strong enough to send interest rates soaring. The 10-year note, which opened the year yielding 2.17% and dipped all the way below 1.64% at…
Quarterly Perspective for 4Q14
Summary It is hard to overstate the impact that weakness in the global economy had last year. Because the United States was the only major economy to have clearly strengthened…