To quote Axl Rose, “All we need is just a little patience.” Or in the case of the fourth quarter, a whole lot of it. The trifecta of weakening global growth from trade tariffs, hawkish statements from the Fed, and government shutdown created a storm so bleak that even Rudolph couldn’t guide Santa’s sleigh to […]
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Quarterly Economic Update – A review of Q4 2018
THE QUARTER IN BRIEF Wall Street saw many ups and downs in the last three months of 2018. The fourth quarter concluded with bulls and bears vying for control of the market and with the S&P 500 suffering a 13.97%, three-month loss. The Federal Reserve sent conflicting signals about its implementation of monetary policy normalization, […]
October Market Insight – Your Wealth Uplift Update
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” – Mark Twain Volatility appears in vogue again. Third quarter results were very positive and had a nice steady climb for investors. Unfortunately for the second time this year, investors are seeing their gains for the year swept away by headline news and uncertainty of future growth. […]
Quarterly Economic Update – A review of Q3 2018
THE QUARTER IN BRIEF The third quarter of 2018 shall be remembered as a great one for stocks. The Dow Industrials, Nasdaq Composite, and S&P 500 all rose more than 7% in three months as bullish investors maintained their confidence in the face of some momentous news developments. Consistently strong economic indicators and impressive corporate […]
July Market Insight – Your Wealth Uplift Update
“May you live in interesting times”, while often referred to as a Chinese curse, it doesn’t appear an authentic Chinese saying.[1] Regardless of the source, we may very well live in interesting times. Then again, maybe it is always interesting. Friends are foes, foes are friends, trade deals are on, trade deals are off. The […]
