Time is on their side, and ours too!
Nearly 57 years to the day of their first public performance at London’s Marquee Club, the Rolling Stones wrapped up the USA leg of their very successful and critically acclaimed No Filter Tour. Incredibly, time, even after all these years, still seems to be on…
4 thoughts for the 4th quarter
When it comes to cultural tie-ins associated with the number four one can go in any number of directions, including superhero, think Fantastic 4; popular music, think The Four Tops; and sports, think The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. Well, as we focus on 4…
Secrets
“Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin If Ben were alive today, he’d need to add a qualifier: “and the third isn’t on Facebook.” Social media compels many individuals to share the smallest details of their personal lives. …
Halloween is coming and the market is getting spooky (again)
How fitting. It’s October and just like Michael Myers in the Halloween movie, market volatility has returned to give us all a fright, with the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) off nearly 4% at one point for the month. We see recent volatility, beginning with…
Vlog: Quarter-end Q&A 3Q2019
Tim Holland, CFA, asks and answers those questions we think will be top of mind for clients as they open their quarterly statements and think back on the quarter that was: What happens if the US and China don’t solve for trade? What’s driving market…
It’s not politics that matter; it’s policy and fundamentals
We are increasingly asked how politics might impact the economy and the market, a reasonable question given growing talk of impeachment and the coming 2020 election. And while we seem to be entering – or reentering – a period of greater political uncertainty, we see…
The US continues to lead the global equity market race
When it comes to the global equity market race, well, it hasn’t been much of a race. With US equities – as measured by the S&P 500 Index (S&P 500) – up 254% over the past 10 years and 18% in 2019 vs. developed international…
Was that big market drop really so big? Why context is key.
Context is key to analyzing and understanding the economy and markets and making informed decisions that lead to successful investment outcomes. Nowhere is context more important than near-term stock market moves, particularly when it comes to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow). To that…