Quarterly Market Review: January – March 2015
The Markets (as of market close March 30, 2015) Volatility continued to rule the domestic equities markets. After losing ground in January, the major indices had a strong February. March…
The Markets (as of market close March 30, 2015) Volatility continued to rule the domestic equities markets. After losing ground in January, the major indices had a strong February. March…
The Markets (as of market close February 28, 2015) After a disappointing January, equities rebounded in fine style in February. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 hit new all-time highs,…
The Markets (as of market close January 31, 2015) (Un)Happy New Year: Fresh uncertainties in Europe, slowing economic growth, anticipation of a looming Federal Reserve rate hike, and a stronger dollar…
Overview The United States emerged from 2014 as the best house on a troubled block. Civil war in Ukraine, a slowing Chinese economy, a stagnant Europe worried about potential deflation,…
The Markets (as of market close November 30, 2014) Equities generally continued to push upward in November. The small caps of the Russell 2000 were the exception; they ended the month…
The Markets (as of market close October 31, 2014) October lived up to its reputation for volatility as triple-digit intraday swings in the Dow became almost commonplace. Despite being spooked…
The Markets (as of market close September 30, 2014) Volatility returned to equities markets in Q3. A strong August was followed by losses in September, when any rallies began to…
The Markets (as of market close August 31, 2014) Investors regained an appetite for risk in August, seeming to focus on generally encouraging Q2 economic data and corporate earnings reports rather…
The Markets (as of market close July 30, 2014) Encouraging economic news, generally positive Q2 corporate earnings reports, and stable Federal Reserve policy had to battle multiple geopolitical conflicts for…
The Markets (as of market close June 30, 2014) After a rocky start, the quarter eventually made up for domestic equities' earlier losses. As winter weather finally lost its chokehold…