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The Economy Continues to Look Good

July saw a continuation of the global stock market recovery that began last October. Both U.S. and developed international stock markets increased by about 3%. Global small-cap stocks and emerging market equities, which had previously been weaker performers, delivered even better returns of 5% to 6%.

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Fed Skips Increase For Now

June was a good month for stock investors. Unlike earlier in the year when a few stocks drove nearly all the gains, June’s rally was broad. Nearly every category, sector, and style of stock participated in the gains.

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An Eleventh Hour Deal

While the stock market didn’t express outright enthusiasm about the debt ceiling negotiation, it also wasn’t dismayed. The global stock …

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Too Much of a Good Thing

Last month, we wrote about our hope that investors had finally shifted their focus away from the Federal Reserve and …

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A Bit of Optimism

Investors saw nice gains to start 2023 as both domestic and international stocks rose. Global small-cap stocks, in particular, stood out posting an increase of 9.3% for the month.

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Inflation Falling

A year that began with losses ended the same way. After a strong November, December erased the prior month’s gains and sent stocks back to the cusp of a bear market.

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Dollars, Euros, Pounds and Yen

After the U.S. stock market fell nearly 4% during the first few trading days of November, a better-than-expected inflation report …

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Concentration Risk

After a choppy first half of October, the global stock market rallied and ended the month up by 6%. Of …

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A Winding Road

Volatility has been a consistent theme this year and September proved no different. Investor optimism carried the global stock market …

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