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Stocks began 2020 on an up note, with most major averages (both domestic and global)hitting record highs around mid-February. However, optimism accompanying these record highs quickly dissipated, as government actions designed to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus took their toll on the worldwide...

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Spurred by fears of the Coronavirus and exacerbated by the precipitous drop in energy prices, stock prices experienced dramatic declines over the past few weeks.

It is easy to talk about thinking logically rather than emotionally but accomplishing this task during times of market stress can be diff...

Just as investors were trying to come to terms with the Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia decided to flood the market already depressed by the virus, with hundreds of thousands of barrels of additional oil per day. While this initial volatility is a price war between the Saudis and the Russians, U.S. shale ...

What a Difference a Year Makes

2019 was a stellar year for stocks. Stocks marched higher around the globe, paced by the S&P 500.The Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ Composite also posted record highs. Ironically,just twelve months ago, investors were licking their wounds following one of the...

When good news is bad news, and bad news is good news

Six short months ago, the economy was enjoying its best performance in recent memory and the Fed was talking about raising interest rates three or four times in 2019. The possibility of higher interest rates spooked investors, sending stock pric...

Second Quarter 2019

What a Difference a Quarter Makes

Just three short months ago, investors were licking their wounds on the heels of the worst December for stocks since 1931, and the worst year for stocks since the financial crisis. Investors were dumping stocks as fears mounted that the Fed wou...

Stocks limped across the finish line last year, posting their worst yearly performance since the economic crisis of 2008.   In 2018, the S&P 500 fell 6.2%, while markets around the world fared even worse.  Stocks in Japan fell 12%, British stocks shed 13%, as did the Stoxx Europe 600.  

As 2018 con...