What is normal anymore? For May normal turns out to be another good month for investors as the markets continue to recover from the effects of COVID-19. Both US-based equities and global equity indices performed impressively, all up between 3% and more than 8%. The Aggregate Bond Index continued to … Read More
Financial Market Outlook
Monthly Stock Market Review – March 2020
March was not just a terrible month; it was one of the worst months ever for the stock market as the world contended with the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak globally. All the stock market indicators we follow were off substantially, as were commodities. Bonds, an area of safe haven, were down … 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
Monthly Stock Market Review – December 2019
Oh what a year it was for stock market investors as 2019 turned out to be a year in which it was hard to lose money in the markets, no matter how aggressive or conservative your portfolio. December was another solid month for stocks with all the domestic and international indexes we follow up … Read More