Financial Market Outlook

March was a mixed bag for equity investors with the S&P 500 index continuing the gains of January and February. Small and mid-cap indexes did not follow the large cap index and pulled back. The Dow Jones Industrials Index (Dow) was just slightly positive for the month as was the MSCI EAFE. …  Read More

February was a continuation of the equity market gains produced during the month of January with all the major indices we follow producing very solid gains. Commodities followed suit with another positive month on the back of higher oil prices. The dollar rebounded to end the month slightly positive …  Read More

As bad as December was for investors the positive reversal in January was just as strong and swift. The equity indices we follow in both the US and abroad posted monthly gains that most investors would be satisfied with over the course of a full year. Bond yields fell, leading to a strong 1%+ gain …  Read More

The month of December did not go as investors would have hoped. Unlike most December’s past, the equity markets set aside the “Santa Clause Rally” and settled for the worst December performance since the 1930s. International equities, while still down, performed relatively better than U.S. stock …  Read More