November 2020 Financial Markets Summary 2020 has been a year for the history books that we will all remember. For all that has taken place this year, we should have expected a tumultuous election season. As of early November 6th, mail-in ballots are still being counted to determine the Presidency. It appears that former vice-president…
Markets & Presidential Elections With recent volatility the past few days, and a likelihood the election results are not finalized next Tuesday night, we expect continued volatility for a period of time. This is to be expected with such unknowns floating out there as we head to the polls. Therefore, we’d like to remind…
February 2020 Financial Markets Summary The month of January ended on a sour note with the global stock markets pulling back from their highs by 3%-4% within the last week. Much of this was due to growing concerns around the rapidly spreading coronavirus and its potential global economic impact. Vanguard suggests that China’s prompt…
November 2018 Financial Markets Summary October was a brutal month for markets around the globe with concerns about global growth, escalating trade tensions, rising interest rates and the upcoming mid-term elections. Domestic stocks faced pressure with the S&P 500 down almost -7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average almost -5% and small cap stocks nearly -11%…
Economic and Investment News Bits A sign of things to come? Long-term U.S. government bonds, which have held their value as well as any asset class over the last three years, took a hit last week. Vanguard’s Long-Term Treasury fund lost almost 7%. The overriding factor is the incoming president’s agenda that includes significant increases…
Yesterday’s presidential election results were a surprise for most Americans. Virtually all pollsters had it wrong. Just as the Brexit vote confounded the media and much of the world, Donald Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton has left much of the world wondering how it happened. For our clients, there is little point in us…
