The Great Bull Market The bull market began on March 9th, 2009, so at this point the Great Recession is completely gone from 10-year performance results. To a large extent, 10-year performance is positively correlated to the technology and consumer…
It is eye-opening to read the Market Perspective I wrote exactly two months ago. There was a real sense of dread back then as the global economy appeared moving toward recession while the Federal Reserve was still in tightening-to-fight-inflation mode. …
The U.S. stock market has rallied nicely off its Christmas Eve low, but it is running into some resistance at the 2600 mark on the S&P 500. 2600-2700 represents breakeven for a lot of investor who came late to the…
Stocks Economic growth appears to have peaked in early autumn. Unemployment is now starting to rise, judging by weekly claims. On the positive side, inflation is slowing as well and corporate profits are expected to remain robust in 2019. Markets…
Summary The U.S. stock market posted another strong quarter, rising 7.20%.[i] Once again, however, U.S. stocks were pretty much the “only game in town”. International markets were about flat on balance, with developed markets up 1.51% and emerging markets down…