THE MESSAGE TRUMPS THE MESSENGER In the U.S., politics continue to capture headlines and consume investor attention.
Since the end of the Great Recession, global economic growth has been lower than historical levels and interest rates have remained at historically low levels.
The third quarter of 2016 witnessed the first OPEC production cut agreement in eight years, record breaking viewership of the first US presidential debate, a prominent hedge fund manager charged with insider trading and rumors that...
Year to date, the US dollar has risen about 11.6% vs. the Euro. As mentioned previously, this is due to a divergence in monetary policies.
In general, with the exception of momentary concerns, investors chose not to be troubled by geopolitical issues and mixed economic reports.
Concerns about the negotiations surrounding the fiscal cliff negatively impacted the U.S. markets for the quarter...
Markets were strong during the third quarter, reversing most of the losses suffered the previous quarter...
Heightened macroeconomic concerns once again took center stage and the turmoil in the Eurozone seemed to reach new levels following...
Another Strong Quarter for Stocks Equities posted their strongest first quarter since 1998, with the S&P 500 Index gaining 12.6% for the quarter. The strong performance was not limited to domestic markets as the MSCI World ex US Index also started the year with an 11.3% gain. Concerns about Europe’s two year old sovereign debt