"Life and investing are long ball games." - Sir John Templeton“The world has a funny way of not coming to an end.” – James Grant Every year we get to October and we are never really sure what’s going to happen with the stock market. See, this is the one month that historically has … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – September 2020
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.” - H.L. MenckenTo say that the year 2020 has been different is an understatement. To say that nothing has gone according to that well thought out plan we all had in mind in January, we think, is about right. A global … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – April 2020
After one of the worst months for the stock market in March, April came roaring back with strong gains for all the US-based indices we follow, and solid gains for the global stock indexes. That strong performance did not negate all of the March losses, but certainly helped put investors a little … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – February 2020
Historically, February is a bad month for investors. February 2020 was just bad. After a relatively tepid first half of the month global equities sold off hard in the final week as the Corona Virus spread out of China and across the globe. The fallout from the virus hit all the equity indices we … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – January 2020
Sometimes positive momentum at the end of the year continues on when the calendar changes. Other times it comes to a sudden halt. January 2020 saw strength in bonds continue on, commodities fall apart, and the dollar regain some strength while equities generally struggled.U.S. & … Read More