When markets slide, investors’ knee jerk reaction is to draw parallels to difficult markets in the past. The most recognizable episode in recent history is the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008-09. The S&P 500 peaked in October 2007, followed by a crushing sell off that bottomed out in March ’09 — but not before […]
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You’ve heard we’re in a bear market. We don’t particularly care for that term because it only helps stoke investors’ fears. Too much ink is wasted on deciding when a bottom occurs during “bear” markets. It is a fool’s errand. The current investment climate is concerning. The weakness we’re seeing in stock and bond prices […]
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Below is the performance of major indices through the end of September. A few themes to highlight: Russell 2000, which is an index of small, public companies (small caps), has appreciated nearly 50% in the past year. We believe the strength of this segment of the market is characteristic of investors having a healthy risk […]
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Let’s start with a recap of 2021 thus far. It is hard to imagine that a little more than a year ago investors were emerging from sheer panic selling as the world struggled with the pandemic. But such is the cycle of investing; typically, that panic sets the stage for strong gains, and here we […]
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In our last quarterly commentary, “A Nervous Bull”, we discussed how a little bit of investor worry actually fuels abull market. The volatility of the past week has not changed our opinion. In fact, we believe the type of pullback weare seeing in stocks is a welcome event and should propel the market higher, potentially […]
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In our last quarterly commentary, “A Nervous Bull”, we discussed how a little bit of investor worry actually fuels a bull market. The volatility of the past week has not changed our opinion. In fact, we believe the type of pullback we are seeing in stocks is a welcome event and should propel the market […]
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