Stocks enjoyed another month of gains in February, a positive signal for potential gains over the rest of the year. Investors’ confidence in a soft landing remained unfettered despite the uptick in January inflation readings, while earnings season handily met...
Dear Valued Investor, As spring approaches, the weather is starting to warm up. For the stock market, the temperature has been rising for a while now. In fact, since December 2023, the S&P 500 has not experienced a pullback of even 2%. Strong starts to years tend...
STOCKS START NEW YEAR ON THE FRONT FOOT Stocks started 2024 off on a positive note with gains in January and early February, a positive signal for potential gains over the rest of the year. Returns were driven by increasing investor confidence in a soft landing,...
Dear Valued Investor, Stocks are off to a solid start in 2024. January gains are particularly enjoyable because of the old adage from the Stock Trader’s Almanac, “As goes January, so goes the year.” Nearly 75 years of historical data shows that when the S&P 500...
Stocks capped off a strong 2023 with solid gains in December amid increasing investor confidence in a soft landing, supported by falling inflation and a clear pivot by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The S&P 500 Index gained 4.4% for the month after a nearly 9% gain in...
