We’ve almost made it to the end of the year. And what a year it has been. You may recall that in January, we were trying to set expectations that returns for client portfolios this year would likely be modest at best, considering each of the three previous years had...
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...
What is going on with the markets? It’s been a long time since we’ve experienced a typical bear market. As of May 12th, the S&P 500i, an index of the largest public companies in America, is down 21 percent from its January 3rd high. Bonds are making matters worse...