by Charles Webb | Apr 3, 2022 | Economic, Quarterly Commentary
U.S. equities closed out the quarter with their first quarterly loss in two years mostly due to soaring inflation, the Federal Reserve’s policy pivot and the war in Ukraine. Economic measures of inflation have now reached a 40-year high and are forcing the Fed to...
by Charles Webb | Jan 11, 2022 | Quarterly Commentary
2021 turned out to be another profitable year for stock investors. Except for a few brief selloff’s, the S&P 500 gained 26.9 % for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18.7% in 2021, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 21.4%. If one were to view the...
by Charles Webb | Sep 30, 2021 | Quarterly Commentary
The S&P 500 continued to reach new all-time highs in the third quarter as investors looked for a return to a pre-pandemic world. It was a similar story for small and mid- cap stocks, although their performance was mostly flat after record runs in the first half of...
by Charles Webb | Jun 30, 2021 | Quarterly Commentary
It seems every year the markets have some economic theme that dominates the news and drives volatility. These themes always vary in topic but are common in that they all relate to big picture issues such as Fed policy, the jobs market, elections, etc. This year the...
by Charles Webb | Mar 31, 2021 | Quarterly Commentary
What a difference a year makes. This quarter wraps up almost exactly a year since the whole COVID thing came on to the scene. During that stretch of time, we’ve witnessed a roughly forty percent decline in stocks to the record highs of today. It’s been a wild ride for...
