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2020 Financial Markets Update

Market Commentary

April 2023 Market Commentary

May 11, 2023

Markets are always faced with uncertainty, even in the best of times. Differing interpretations of uncertainty effectively creates a market. […]

March 2023 Market Commentary

April 13, 2023

In many respects, March was a tale of two halves: before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and after. […]

February 2023 Market Commentary

March 9, 2023

What a difference a month can make. January saw equity markets enjoy strong returns fueled by growing optimism that the […]

January 2023 Market Commentary

February 14, 2023

Maybe it was simply the act of turning the calendar to 2023, or that investors were tired of markets going […]

December 2022 Market Commentary

January 11, 2023

Investors hoping for a Santa Claus rally in December were no doubt disappointed with the metaphorical lump of coal that […]

November 2022 Market Commentary

December 7, 2022

Beyond the abundance of food, family, friends, and football, Thanksgiving provides an opportunity for people to reflect on life and […]

October 2022 Market Commentary

November 4, 2022

Though its precise origins remain unclear, modern-day Halloween is widely believed to trace it roots back 2,000 years to the […]

September 2022 Market Commentary

October 7, 2022

“Don’t fight the Fed.” It’s a common market mantra, but not always heeded. Since March, when the Fed began its […]

August 2022 Market Commentary

September 18, 2022

August. The time of year when seemingly everyone is trying to leave town for one last vacation, before school resumes […]

July 2022 Market Commentary

August 11, 2022

Wall Street is full of adages. “Markets hate uncertainty” is perhaps the most well-known. “Markets climb a wall of worry”, […]