As you might imagine, we’ve had a few folks inquiring about the current state of the markets, the outlook for the rest of this year, and what 2023 might have in store. We’ve prepared this summary to give our readers a way to take stock of things and to provide some...
The market’s recent rally (up 9% in July) has provided some relief from this year’s challenging conditions. It also has people asking a lot of questions such as: Is the bear market over? Is this just a relief rally? Is another shoe going to drop and send the markets...
As of today (July 14th), the U.S. stock market* is down a little more than 20 percent from its all-time high, having entered a bear market precisely one month ago. Bonds* are not faring well either, and they are down about 10 percent since the start of the year. Both...
As we approach the dog days of summer, this timeless question from family road trip seems particularly appropriate. In today’s financial markets, we’re referring to the decline in virtually every asset class and asking, “are we at or near the bottom yet?” Before we...
We have been writing about it all year. The financial markets continue to digest a lot of news about the economy: some good and some not so good. As a result, volatility (both up and down) continues. Markets are very good at figuring out the prospects for growth and...
