Quarterly Update

The overall market performance remained strong in the third quarter, with the S&P 500 gaining 5.3%. It was a broad rally, with the S&P 500 equal weight index returning nearly 10%, following a lengthy period when a small number of mega-cap companies accounted...

The overall market performance remained strong in the second quarter, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.3%. That performance was largely driven by a relatively small number of individual stocks in the S&P 500. In fact, while the six companies with trillion-dollar...

For the three-month period ending March 31st, the S&P 500 Total Return Index increased 10.56% while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index decreased 0.42%. The U.S. economy continued to show great resilience, with corporate earnings, employment, and...

Market Commentary Fourth Quarter 2023 For the three months ending December 31st, the S&P 500 Total Return Index increased 11.69%, while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index increased 5.50%. For the year, the S&P 500 Total Return Index finished...

Third Quarter 2023 Economic Review For the three-month period ending September 30th, the S&P 500 Total Return Index decreased 5.4% while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index fell 1.9%; for the year, the S&P 500 Total Return Index is up 13.0%...

Second Quarter 2023 Economic Review For the three-month period ending June 30ᵗʰ, the S&P 500 Total Return Index increased 8.7% while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index fell 0.7%. Year to date, the S&P 500 Total Return Index is up 16.9% and...

For the three-month period, the S&P 500 Total Return Index increased 7.5% while the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index rose 2.4%. After a difficult 2022, most financial markets recovered in the first three months of 2023. It might be more accurate to...

The S&P 500 Total Return Index increased 7.6% for the quarter but finished down 18.1% for the year. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Bond Index increased 1.9% during this period and finished down 13.0% for 2022. The yield on the 10-year Treasury remained...

The S&P 500 Total Return Index fell 4.9% for the quarter and is down 23.9% for the year. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Composite Index fell 3.8% during this period and is down 11.0% for 2022.  This is the first time since 1976 that both stocks and bonds have...

During the period, the S&P 500 Total Return Index fell 16.10% for the quarter and is down 19.96% for the year. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Composite Index fell 2.93%% during this period and is down 7.48% for 2022. The 10Y finished the quarter at 2.97%, up from...