The S&P 500 Index, a key indicator of the overall stock market, reached 43 new all-time highs in 2024, with the latest at 5,672 at the end of Q3 and the previous on July 16th at 5,667. The market had been rising steadily until mid-July, when weak reports from major S&P 500 stocks, a surprise… Read More
By Cliff Aque, AIF®, CFA® During the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), the phrase “the new normal” gained popularity. However, it has also been used at other times of dilemma: in 1918 regarding the aftermath of World War I, in 2003 after the dot-com bubble, and in 2005 during the avian flu (according to Wikipedia). There… Read More
The economy remained resilient during the third quarter, prompting some excitement that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) could engineer a soft-landing for the U.S. economy. Read More
The economy remained resilient during the third quarter, prompting some excitement that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) could engineer a soft-landing for the U.S. economy. Read More
The economy remained resilient during the third quarter, prompting some excitement that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) could engineer a soft-landing for the U.S. economy. Read More