Market Month April 2024 A review of April's market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Economic Update: 2024 Q1 By: Matthew Brennan 2024 is off to a strong start as economic growth in the U.S. continues to exceed expectations.
Market Month: February 2024 A review of February’s market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Market Month January 2024 A review of January’s market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Economic Update: 2023 Review By: Matthew Brennan Taking a look back at 2023 and providing out economic outlook for 2024.
Market Month November 2023 A review of November's market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Market Month October 2023 A review of October's market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Economic Update 2023 Q3 By: Matthew Brennan The resiliency of the US economy has been one of the biggest surprises so far in 2023. The combination of a strong labor market and robust economic growth while inflation continues to move towards 2% has convinced most market participants that interest rates will remain higher for longer.
Market Month August 2023 A review of August's market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Downgrade of US Credit Rating Last week, Fitch Ratings downgraded the long-term issuer rating of the United States by one notch from AAA to AA+, joining Standard & Poor’s (S&P) who downgraded the U.S. to AA+ in 2011. Mark Hoffman, Chief Investment Officer, provides four key takeaways on Fitch's announcement and it's impact on the market and economy.
Market Month July 2023 A review of July’s market trends, economic reports, and insights on overall performance of individual financial sectors.
Economic Update: 2023 Q2 Review By: Matthew Brennan In our July update, Matt Brennan, Senior Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager, reviews the first half of 2023, including the most predicted recession in history that didn't materialize, strong investment returns, and current valuation levels.