Jun 1, 2020 | Market Review and Outlook
-Darren Leavitt, CFA Financial Markets continued to rebound nicely in May as economies around the globe started to reopen. There were also constructive news headlines related to effective coronavirus therapies and positive data on some early-stage results for...
May 1, 2020 | Market Review and Outlook
April 2020 Market Review -Darren Leavitt, CFA Global markets continued to rebound in April as global governments and central banks added more stimulus to combat the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19. Developed markets outperformed emerging markets, and growth...
Apr 19, 2020 | Market Review and Outlook
Mid-April 2020 Market Update – David Young, CFA We vividly recall the financial crisis of 2008. The economy was quickly contracting, several financial institutions required bailouts, layoffs abounded, and the stock market plunged. But we weren’t grappling with...
Feb 1, 2020 | Market Review and Outlook
January 2020 Market Review -Darren Leavitt, CFA The markets started January with nice gains but gave back some of those gains later in the month on concerns related to the spread of the novel coronavirus and its effect on the global economy. During the month, the US...
Jan 1, 2020 | Market Review and Outlook
December 2019 Market Review -Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets continued their ascent in December in what was an impressive showing for the markets in 2019. Trade policy negotiation between the US and China continued throughout the month with an initial agreement...
Dec 1, 2019 | Market Review and Outlook
November 2019 Market Review -Darren Leavitt, CFA US equity markets crushed it in November with substantial gains across all the major indices. Record highs were inked for the S&P 500, up 3.4%, the Dow, up 3.72%, and for the NASDAQ, which gained 4.5% over the...