ABL Money Management 3rd Quarter 2023
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…
ABL Money Management 2nd Qtr 2023
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…
ABL Money Management 1st Quarter 2023
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…
ABL Money Management 4th Qtr 2022
After one of the worst years in history for bond and stock investors, we still expect a ceiling on stock valuations, and have gone from avoid to a neutral stance…
ABL Money Management 3rd Qtr 2022
After the worst first half starts to a calendar year since 1970, stocks continued to plunge for the 3rd quarter. The third quarter was initiated with plenty of buying only…
ABL Money Management 2nd Qtr 2022
The first half of 2022 has been the worst for stocks since 1970. Inflation has been the primary culprit in the poor performance in stocks, and even worse performance in…
ABL Money Management 4th Quarter 2021
The year 2021 transpired much as what we expected. Most stocks did extremely well, with the S&P 500 surging 27% for the year, marking the third consecutive year of gains…
ABL Money Management 3rd Quarter 2021
We expected volatility in the 2nd half of 2021, and it took until early September before investors experienced the pressure on the downside. This was similar to last year, when…
ABL Money Management 2nd Quarter 2021
We are heading into a period when it is critical to make sure you understand not only the amount of risk within your portfolios, but also that you are getting…
ABL Money Management 1st Quarter 2021
Bonds were the clear loser in the first quarter as nearly every investment class showed impressive gains, with the exception of fixed income. All parts of fixed income underperformed stocks,…