Market Month: July 2026
The U.S. stock market in July experienced a rotation from mega-tech and AI-driven stocks to a broader market.... Read More
Quarterly Market Review: April - June 2026
Information technology and communication services were the sector leaders as investor enthusiasm for AI drove much of the market.... Read More
Market Month: April 2026
The U.S. stock market transitioned from a dour March, marked by deep-seated geopolitical anxiety, to a wave of record-breaking highs in April.... Read More
Market Month: May 2026
The U.S. stock market continued its April momentum through May. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here posted notable monthly gains... Read More
Quarterly Market Review: January - March 2026
The first quarter of 2026 saw a shift in market preference.... Read More
Market Month: February 2026
The U.S. stock market ended the month on a rather sour note, with both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ closing February in the red, while the Dow managed to just edge into the black.... Read More
Market Month: January 2026
The U.S. stock market delivered a strong performance to kick off 2026.... Read More
Annual Market Review 2025
The year 2025 was extraordinary for the economy and the markets. Sweeping tariffs, a cooling labor market, rising consumer prices, a prolonged U.S. federal government shutdown, turmoil in the Middle East, and the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war were some of the many factors that should have signaled economic contraction and a downturn in the stock market.... Read More
Market Month: November 2025
November proved to be a volatile month for the stock market, ultimately concluding with slight gains for several of the major market indexes.... Read More
Market Month: October 2025
Wall Street experienced notable volatility in October, only to see each of the benchmark indexes listed here close the month higher.... Read More
Quarterly Market Review: July - September 2025
The third quarter of 2025 may best be characterized by continued strength in the equity market, moderating but resilient economic... Read More
Market Month: August 2025
U.S. stocks enjoyed a notable month in August with major indexes reaching new record highs. Wall Street's performance was largely... Read More
Market Month: July 2025
The economy was generally solid in July, with the stock market continuing its upward trend from the second quarter, albeit with... Read More
Market Month: May 2025
May proved to be one of the best months for stocks in quite some time. During May, equities ebbed and flowed in response to... Read More
Market Month: April 2025
Wall Street in April generally ebbed and flowed in response to uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and the impact of tariffs.... Read More
Quarterly Market Review: January - March 2025
Wall Street got off to a good start to begin the first quarter of 2025 and continued to rally for much of the quarter.... Read More
Market Month: February 2025
Wall Street saw stocks tumble mostly lower in February after posting strong returns in January. Investors worried about the... Read More
Market Month: January 2025
Stocks posted strong gains in January after losing ground in December. The gains likely reflected investor optimism that a second Trump administration will favor businesses, with the hope that the president-elect will take a more moderate stance on trade tariffs, although the White House intimated that tariffs may be in the offing for China, Canada, and Mexico.... Read More
Annual Market Review 2024
The year 2024 was extraordinary for the economy and the markets. High interest rates, rising unemployment, turmoil in the Middle East, and the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war, were some of the many factors that should have signaled economic contraction and a downturn in the stock market. Yet, the opposite occurred.... Read More
Market Month: November 2024
Stocks posted strong gains for November, which saw the S&P and the Dow have their best months of the year.... Read More
