"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts." -- Winston Churchill After a hard month for investors in February the stock market indices we follow were mixed. The large cap US indexes and the overseas indices posted solid gains while small and mid-cap … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – November 2022
"The most important part of every plan is planning on your plan not going according to plan." - Morgan Housel The headliner for the month of November has to be that for the first time this year the equity indexes have posted back-to-back positive monthly returns. Across the board the returns were … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – October 2022
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” – Mark Twain (is often reputed to say) “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard ShawReally bad things have happened in the markets in the month of October. This year, that was not the case. In fact, October was … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – September 2022
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” - Leo Tolstoy "Life and investing are long ball games." - Sir John Templeton Historically speaking, September is the worst month for stock market performance. The year 2022 followed the trend with really poor returns across the globe. … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – August 2022
“Don’t fight The Fed.” – Old Stock Market Adage August is a month that is usually not so kind to the markets. The 2022 edition was no exception with the equity markets we follow losing about half the gains picked up in July. The only exception to this is the MSCI Emerging Markets index, which … Read More