Market Update: Third Quarter 2025 The long days are gone, the leaves are falling, and we might be on our way to another fantastic year for US and international markets. Stocks posted strong returns again for the third quarter, with the S&P 500 Index up 8.18%....
Hope you had your seatbelt fastened! What a ride we endured this quarter, huh? After a sharp drop in early April due to new tariff announcements, U.S. stocks made a strong comeback. By the end of the second quarter, stocks had gained more than 11%....
I’ve re-written this update three times now – once for each major change in the investment news over the last two weeks. Headlines have been very unsettling so far this year. Trade tensions, recession fears, inflation concerns, and federal budget cuts have all contributed to...
This past month has been a rollercoaster for stocks and if you’re starting to feel the pain, you're not alone. Let’s make some sense of what’s going on. Watch as a video instead: https://youtu.be/_nC3e83HZH4 We have experienced pullbacks in all major market indices, and large corrections...
The final quarter of 2024 was nothing if not eventful. (What else is new?) The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates, providing further relief to borrowers and markets alike. The U.S. election captivated national attention and has sparked uncertainty about the year ahead. Stocks failed to...
https://youtu.be/S7YcSqKrLd0 Happy Friday! I’m here with a quick but important market update following Wednesday’s 1,100-point drop in the Dow—a move that understandably caused concern for many. My goal today is to offer you some perspective and provide clarity on what’s happening so you can approach these...
Market Update: Third Quarter 2024 Well, it finally happened. After months of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in September. And it was a relatively big one: The half-percentage-point decrease was the biggest the Fed has made since its emergency rate reductions in March...
Does the current investment climate feel “busier” than usual? In the U.S., it’s an election year, with the usual election rhetoric and high-stakes alarmism across the board. Elsewhere, global economic orders may be reshuffling as nearly half the world’s population heads to the polls amid...