Market Perspectives

By: Wade Austin

Global stocks recovered from the Omicron-induced, post-Thanksgiving selloff and finished December and the fourth quarter with robust gains.

By: Wade Austin

The positive momentum for stocks that began in mid-October continued into Thanksgiving with the S&P 500 surging 9.4% QTD as Covid cases nationally declined.

By: Wade Austin

What a difference a month can make!

By: Wade Austin

The global stock rally stalled in September as accumulating headwinds weighed on markets.

By: Wade Austin

Despite worries emanating from surging Delta variant cases and the associated sharp drop in consumer sentiment, investors focused on the positives in August, spurring the S&P 500 3% higher and to its 6th best August YTD performance since 1950.

By: Wade Austin

Fueled by near-record level earnings and revenue beats, the S&P 500 continued to grind higher in July gaining 2.4% and posting its 6th consecutive month of positive total returns.

By: Wade Austin 

The US economy has not completely recovered from the pandemic yet booming economic activity during Q2 propelled the S&P 500 to an all-time closing high of 4,297 on June 30th- its 34th new closing high of the year.

By: Wade Austin

Driven by a rapid lifting of economic restrictions throughout most of the U.S., stocks in May posted their fourth consecutive month of gains as the S&P 500 closed at 4,204 –

By: Wade Austin

March marked the one year anniversary of when the government’s top infectious disease expert recommended a 14 day national shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.