Market Perspectives
The third quarter was a good one for stock investors.
The S&P 500 reached all-time highs in August and eventually pushed through the 2,900 milestone for the first time ever on August 28th.
U.S. stocks led the way in July as global markets posted strong monthly returns.
Markets remained choppy throughout the quarter with global stocks posting a modest return.
After back-to-back negative months, the stock market notched a modest gain in April.
After fifteen consecutive months of gains, stocks were negative for a second month in a row and posted the first negative quarter since Q3 2015.
The streak has ended! After 15 positive months the S&P 500, was down in February.
Due to early February market volatility; we have decided to write this article using February 9th data.