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Q1 2024 Market Review
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on April 22nd, 2024
U.S. Equity markets started 2024 off on a tear, although it’s since given a bit back since the end of the quarter. The market has […]
Learn MoreThe Year in Review
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on January 11th, 2024
The echoes of central banks’ historic monetary stimulus to counter the Covid-19 virus, the resulting inflation, and the unwinding of that monetary stimulus to contain […]
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By Clint EdgingtonPosted on April 12th, 2023
March saw the financial markets extend this quarter’s rebound from the brutal 2022, both from a headline perspective and within most sectors. Still, stocks ended […]
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By Clint EdgingtonPosted on February 3rd, 2023
January was a good month for investors, with markets ending higher despite concerns that the economy may be headed toward a significant slowdown or even […]
Learn MoreInflation- The Trend Continued
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on January 17th, 2023
In our 2021 market review, we discussed the sources of our current inflationary economy and assumed it would continue. And continue it did, negatively impacting […]
Learn MoreOctober 2022 Market Review
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on November 1st, 2022
After a rough September, markets rebounded in October with the first monthly gain since July. After two quarters of contracting, GPD growth came in higher […]
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By Clint EdgingtonPosted on October 4th, 2022
The Fed’s rate increases are not slowing inflation as quickly as hoped. After remaining flat for a few months, inflation data released in mid-Sept was […]
Learn MoreApril Market Update
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on May 18th, 2022
Economic trends apparent so far in 2022 continued in April and worldwide markets tanked. Interest rate increases, spurred by a more hawkish Fed, continued punishing […]
Learn More“A Trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?” -Alexander Cairncross[1]
By Clint EdgingtonPosted on January 7th, 2022
2021 Post Covid Trend Continues: Inflation, Blistering Stock Prices, Bonds Hurt As is usually the case, the headlines of a year that are memorable are […]
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By Clint EdgingtonPosted on November 15th, 2021
After September’s retreat, stocks surged in October as the S&P 500 recorded its best month of the year as corporate earnings showed strength and congressional […]
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