The S&P 500 closed 2022 down 18%, in sharp contrast to some very favorable market returns in prior years. At the close of 2021, the S&P 500 was up an astounding 26% annually, or 100% cumulatively, over the last three calendar years (2019, 2020, and 2021). While these returns were celebrated, they were then followed [...]
We begin this year's market outlook by providing an introduction to a newer topic: the crypto economy. As we discuss, this advancement begins to open the door to financial transactions that occur directly between individuals or corporations - without the need for a financial intermediary. The past year produced another year of broad equity market [...]
In the early 1970’s, China and the United States seemed like an unlikely match. No formal communication or diplomatic ties had existed for 25 years. Henry Kissinger laid the groundwork for formal ties with a series of secret meetings in 1971. Richard Nixon then formally ended the public silence with a historic visit to China [...]
In our annual investment outlook, we reflect on the year that was. This includes a stock market that soared more than 60% off March lows and a 10-year government note with a yield that remained below 1% most of the year. Certain segments of the market embraced three to five years of technology advancements in [...]
In our annual investment outlook, we reflect on the performance and market drivers of 2019. The equity market of 2019 produced its third strongest performance of the past 25 years as the S&P 500 was up 31.5%. This was within 2% of the highest annual return during this period (see table on page 2). Fixed [...]
