by admin | Aug 3, 2023 | 2023
by Dave Young, President Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. The temperatures move down to comfortable from the high temperatures of summer. Football season is in full swing, the leaves in the mountains are spectacular, and hunting season is here. That is...
by admin | Apr 13, 2023 | 2023, Market, Reversal
by Dave Young, President In the first quarter, the markets brought a welcome change from last year’s bear market. Stocks rallied in January, retreated in February, and then extended their rally last month after a critical measure of inflation cooled slightly. In...
by admin | Apr 12, 2023 | 2023, Q1
by Nathan White, Chief Investment Officer The year’s first quarter was a great example of the importance of staying invested despite many valid risks and concerns. The headlines were definitely scary: Talk of imminent recession, lingering inflation, epic bank...
by admin | Jan 12, 2023 | 2022, Mixed Signals, Q4
by Dave Young, President From a stock market perspective, I’m glad 2022 has finally closed. It was a confusing year, to say the least. For the first time ever, we had a recession, as defined by economic indicators, but the government tried to sell us that it wasn’t...
by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | 2022, Q4
I know everyone is aware that markets move up and down so I thought it would be good to put 2022 in perspective right off the bat. Of the last 194 years in the stock market only nine have been worst than 2022. Of those 194 years, 138 were positive (70%). Last year...
