For reasons that are not fully understood, September has historically been the worst month for stocks, according to the average S&P 500 return for each month
Pivoting away from a pivot
In July and into August, investors were warming to the possibility of a dovish reversal in Fed rate hikes early next year—a pivot
The Fed’s medicine for inflation
The Federal Reserve has been grappling with the worst inflation in over 40 years. Of course, it’s not just the Fed. Equity
We were treated to one of the greatest bull markets in modern history during the last decade. It’s not that we didn’t experience sell-offs; we did. During
Since the beginning of the year, the markets have been rattled by persistently high inflation and the question of how the Federal Reserve might respond. In
When Worlds Collide
Despite repeatedly denying he had any designs on his neighbor, Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine late last month. Condition
A bumpy January
There are plenty of reasons why inflation is at a 40-year high: easy money and low interest rates, rising wages, supply chain disruptions
A banner year and a new year
The year 2021 was a banner year for investors. The broad-based S&P 500 Index, which is made up of 500 larger U.S. companies
Alphabet soup
A sharp acceleration in economic growth, increasing worries about inflation, a reluctant-to-act-against-inflation Fed, and a strong stock
New high is October—what drives the overall market?
Following a modest sell-off in September, stocks racked up a big gain in October, with the Dow Jones
September has historically been the worst month for stocks, according to St. Louis Federal Reserve data measuring monthly S&P 500 performance over the last 50
