Market jitters in February turned into all-out panic in March, the likes of which we rarely see.  The S&P 5001 had a draw-down of -33.7% from February 19th to March 23rd before finally starting a rebound on Monday this week (Source:  FastTrack).  It’s hard to say how long this rebound …

Along with you and investors all over the world, we have been watching the COVID-19 situation as it evolves, as well as other economic factors that may affect your financial future.  Each passing day brings new developments, but our top priority remains helping our clients sleep at night.  We also …

So much for that good start we were off to this year.  After weeks and weeks of ignoring the news of the coronavirus, apparently, a week ago someone decided it was time to sell.  And sell they did!  As of today, the last day of February, the S&P 5001 is …

The new year was off to a good start for the S&P 5001.  Even with the Coronavirus scare over the past few days, and a brief sell-off of about -2.5%, the market appeared to be bouncing back fairly quickly (FastTrack data).  However, today (January 31, 2020) the move downward continued, …

And that’s a wrap on the second decade of the 2000s, and welcome to the “roaring 20s!”  Year-end is a great time to review the good, the bad, and where you want to go into the future.  We like to work on our balance sheets at this time of year, …

November has been a good month for the most part for the S&P 5001.  For the first part of the month, there were several factors backing the move upwards (which we believe started in the middle of October).  However, since Nov 8th, those same factors appear to be deteriorating.  Yet, …

  This month started with the S&P 5001 falling off a steep cliff, just over -4% in the first few days of October.  It eventually got back to even and finally made new highs on the year (more on that later).  But if previous highs this year are any indication, …

Depending on where the market closes on Monday, the S&P 5001 could end up flat on the month and the quarter.  It hasn’t been without its ups and downs, at one point having a peak-to-trough draw-down of a little over 6% in August (FastTrack data).  Smaller cycles like these can …

And just like that, the environment changed.  The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 0.25% since our last market commentary.  That was a change from their original plan of raising interest rates not once, but twice before year-end 2019.  So now we have a falling rate environment instead of a …

The Federal Reserve has a big announcement to make this week.  Will they change course and begin cutting interest rates?  By the time our newsletter is released, we’ll know one way or another.  While most recent market news has been moderately positive (low unemployment, consumer confidence, pending home sales, etc.), …