by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA® | Feb 2, 2023 | Insights
The U.S. stock market broke out of the gate in style and good fashion in this new year. It provided a nice breather from the negativity we all felt throughout 2022. The S&P 500 advanced over 6% in January, which marked the best January for this index since...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA® | Jan 5, 2023 | Insights
Last year was simply painful. All three major large-cap U.S. equity indices were in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 8.8%, the S&P 500 fell 19.4%, and the tech-laden Nasdaq took a -33.1% nosedive.¹ Headlines note that this was the weakest...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA® | Dec 5, 2022 | Insights
Following midterm elections, November 2022 was good to investors, which tracks with historical post-election norms. The tech-laden Nasdaq rose nearly 5.5% for the month and both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 6% in the 30-day period.1...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA® | Nov 3, 2022 | Insights
“Don’t do something, just stand here.” — American Investor and Philanthropist, Jack Bogle We all have heard that often-repeated quote from Mark Twain, “October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January,...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA® | Oct 4, 2022 | Insights
“September stands alone as the only month in which the market falls more frequently than it rises.” — Sam Stovall, Investment Strategist Typical Seasonal Returns I guess you could say that, in one sense, September delivered. It has the well-deserved reputation of...
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