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The US stock market capped off the fourth quarter of 2024 with a 2.6% gain putting it above all other major markets for the quarter and for the year. It…

The second quarter started with a slight broadening of stocks away from some of the Magnificent Seven with two of the seven even down through the first four months of…

The year started with expectations of up to six Fed rate cuts by year end.   This seemed excessive as did expectations that all of the Magnificent Seven would continue to…

After losing approximately 20% in 2022, last year the S&P 500 rose 24.2%, makingup for the prior year’s significant losses. During the last two months of 2023, evenbonds came back…

After an incredible first 6-7 months of 2023, stocks were at a “historic tide” after surging 19% in the face of stubborn headwinds.  In fact, this is how we ended…

After a negative year for most stock and bond investors last year, there was a definitive bearish bias going into 2023.  Like the markets do so often, the consensus view…

The first quarter continued the volatility of 2022 in both the stock and bond markets.  U.S. Treasury yields spiked to over 5% on both the 1 and 2 year for…