Quarterly Insights | April 2023

Soft Landing or Hard Impact? Inflation has been one of the primary risks to the broader US economy, and thereby the investment markets. In nine straight meetings, we have seen the Federal Open Market Committee act to slow down the economy by raising the Key Rate (the Federal Funds Rate) by 475 basis points. The Key Rate currently stands at…

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2022 Retirement Account Deadlines

The upcoming tax deadline of April 18, 2023, looms large for millions of taxpayers, but it’s also the deadline for a few other things that you may need to know about, some of which can favorably help you with your 2022 tax return. In addition to being the date by which your Form 1040 Individual Tax Return needs to be…

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Weekly Market Recap | March 27, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: Intra-day volatility was a common occurrence last week. On multiple days we saw moves of 3%, swinging very quickly from positive to negative, and on occasion ultimately reversing back to positive. Ultimately, the S&P 500 ended the week up by 1.4% and increased its year-to-date performance to +3.4%. Sentiment has deteriorated since the start of…

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Weekly Market Recap | March 20, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: From the headlines alone, one would think it was a bad week for the markets last week. However, the S&P 500 ended the week positive, up by 1.4%. Q4 earnings season is essentially complete with 498 of the S&P 500 companies having already reported. 68% have positive EPS surprises and 67% have beaten revenue expectations1,…

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Weekly Market Recap | March 13, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: This week will mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Fed’s historic rate hiking campaign. The repercussions of the campaign have been slow to reveal themselves and the first major crack may have been exposed last week. The S&P 500 ended the week down 4.5% and the final trading days of the week…

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Weekly Market Recap | March 6, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: The S&P 500 recovered some of the losses from the week prior, ending the week positive by 1.9%. After starting the week in the red, the market rallied despite the surge in yields. This earnings season has been less than stellar, but last week saw a few major S&P companies have very good reports. Salesforce…

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Weekly Market Recap | February 27, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: The S&P 500 saw its worst weekly performance this year, ending down 2.7%. The driving forces were macro-related and were reminiscent of last year. Following a higher-than-expected PCE report on Friday, the markets were deep in the red and finished the final trading session down over 1%. Q4 earnings season is coming to a close…

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Weekly Market Recap | February 21, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: The S&P 500 ended the week slightly in the red, down 0.3%. The market saw elevated intraday volatility for the majority of the week as new economic numbers came in. The market is working through slowing earnings and a Fed that is likely to stay restrictive for longer, all while the labor market remains historically…

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Weekly Market Recap | February 13, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: The rally slowed last week and the S&P 500 declined 1.1%. Higher rates and subpar earnings hit growth stocks more heavily. The NASDAQ declined 2.4%. Roughly 70% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings. Thus far, 69% of companies have posted a positive earnings surprise and 63% have beaten revenue expectations according to data compiled…

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Weekly Market Recap | February 6, 2023

Week in Review Equity Markets: Despite ending lower on the final trading day of the week, the S&P 500 remained positive, finishing the week up 1.6%. The weakness on Friday followed a hotter-than-expected non-farm payroll report. The spread between growth and value grew again this week, following a trend that started at the turn of the new year. The NASDAQ…

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