The Year in Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted 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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Q1 2023 Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted 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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Inflation- The Trend Continued

By Clint Edgington
Posted 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 […]

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October 2022 Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted 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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Q3 2022 Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted 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 […]

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Retirement Savings in a Volatile Market

By Mark Fissel
Posted on September 27th, 2022

If you worry about your retirement investments during market downturns, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, emotions are often the enemy of sound investing. Here are some […]

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Diversifying Your Portfolio with International Flair

By Mark Fissel
Posted on July 1st, 2022

Global economic growth is projected to drop from a 5.8% rate in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022, as the world grapples with repercussions of the […]

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February Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted on March 8th, 2022

February saw markets uniformly down.  Initially investors fretted over global Central banks tightening monetary policy, with the highest headline CPI of 7.5% annual inflation in […]

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“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 Edgington
Posted 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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Third Quarter Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted on October 12th, 2021

Broad markets have enjoyed a buoyant 2021, with bonds being the only major segment of the market to show a loss. The buoyancy, however, did […]

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