The U.S. stock market was up 8.37% in second quarter of 2021 and up 14.88% year to date. The U.S. bond market improved in the second quarter, up 1.75% for the
Wow what a year in the stock market!
We started the year hearing about Coronavirus for the first time. Then the first Coronavirus death occurred in February in
The U.S. stock market was up an impressive 9.24% for the third quarter, which is somewhat surprising given the market correction that occurred in September.
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The U.S. stock market was up 21.98% in the second quarter of 2020, producing an incredible “v shaped” recovery from the first quarter which was down -20.57%.
The numbers are in for one of the worst quarters in the history of the U.S. stock market. The U.S. market was down -20.57% for the first quarter of 2020.
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The U.S. stock market was up 8.99% in the fourth quarter of 2019 and up 31.22% for the year. 2019 was an incredible year in the market. All investment types
The U.S. stock market was up 1.28% for the third quarter of 2019 and up 20.40% year to date.
Market volatility increased during the past quarter. August
The U.S. stock market was up an astonishing 14.09% for the first quarter of 2019. The market recovered from the worst quarterly performance since 2011 with the
The U.S. stock market was down an astonishing -14.08% for the fourth quarter of 2018, and down -5.05 for the year. The fourth quarter was the worst quarter for
Before discussing the third quarter, I need to address the recent volatility in the market. The market has experienced significant volatility last week
The U.S. stock market got back on track in the second quarter, increasing 3.71% for the quarter, however returns for the major benchmarks varied considerably.
In last quarter’s commentary I indicated that volatility will return to the market and it did, with gusto. After a strong start volatility spiked in the first
