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Inflation Takes Its Toll

Inflation Takes Its Toll

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...
Quite the 1st Quarter

Quite the 1st Quarter

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....
2021 Another Surprising Year

2021 Another Surprising Year

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...
2021 The Year in Review

2021 The Year in Review

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...
It’s Hunting Season – That’s the Good News!

It’s Hunting Season – That’s the Good News!

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...