Market Commentary
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3rd Quarter 2024 Market Commentary
After the NVIDIA-driven first half of the year, equity markets broadened during the third quarter. Small cap stocks, emerging and developed non-US markets posted double-digit
2nd Quarter 2024 Market Commentary
Four growth stocks – NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet – contributed over 100% of the S&P 500’s 4.3% return during the second quarter. The average
1st Quarter 2024 Market Commentary: Equity Trends and Tech Sector Insights
Tech Giants Lead Q1 Equity Market Surge Equity markets continued to rally through the first quarter. The ‘Magnificent Seven’ (Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Meta, Tesla,
4th Quarter 2023 Market Commentary
Stock and bond markets rallied in the fourth quarter as moderating inflation led the Federal Reserve to signal an end to rate hikes. The so-called
3rd Quarter 2023 Market Commentary
The S&P 500 posted a small decline in the third quarter, reducing the year-to-date return of the index to 13.1%. Large cap growth and value
2nd Quarter 2023 Market Commentary
The 16.9% year-to-date return of the S&P 500 was one of the strongest starts in market history and re-couped most of the losses from last
1st Quarter 2023 Market Commentary
Equity markets shrugged off the turmoil in the banking sector, with the S&P 500 returning 4.2% for the month of March and 7.5% for the
4th Quarter 2022 Market Commentary
Global equity markets ended with a modest fourth quarter rally that reduced the pain somewhat, but still resulted in the worst calendar year performance since