by admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Inflation, Market
The harmful effects of inflation finally took their “pound of flesh” from the markets. Although the war in Ukraine impacted the markets, the effects seem to be fading — as is so often the case with geopolitical events. The markets rallied in the last half of March as...
by admin | Apr 26, 2022 | Market
In 2021, a strong profit growth fueled big gains in stocks — thanks to the end of covid and the trillions of government dollars dropped into our economy. By Dec. 31, 2021, the broad-based S&P 500 Index, which is comprised of 500 large publicly-traded U.S....
by admin | Jan 15, 2022 | The Year 2021
Another Surprising Year Despite worrisome headwinds (namely Covid and inflation), the markets boasted another good year in 2021. The continued presence of Covid in new variant forms delayed the economic return to normal across the globe. The snarled supply chains and...
by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | The Year 2021
The Year in Review For the third year in a row, US stocks are strong. Almost all of the indices are hitting all-time highs. The S&P 500 led the pack up 28.8% this year. The other indices were also positive with the NASDAQ Composite up 21.4%, the Dow Industrials up...
by admin | Oct 4, 2021 | Declining Market
It’s Hunting Season That’s the good news! The weather cools and you know it’s time for hunting and football — two of my favorite things. The only disheartening thing about this time of year is that, more often than not, the market goes down in September and...