Almost as quick as the calendar flipped to August, the market’s backdrop and investor sentiment was altered.  Just two weeks ago, the Fed made good on months of more dovish rhetoric by cutting its target for short-term interest rates by a quarter of one percent (25 bps).  While some watchers were pining for a more […]

After beginning July with a strong posture, markets seem to be pausing to catch a breath.  Domestic equities slipped -1.2% during the week ending July 19, effectively halving the month-to-date performance.  It is challenging to point to any single factor or headline, but perhaps most notable is the reality that corporate earnings being reported for […]

With the exception of May, 2019 is probably surprising most everyone in the investing community in quite positive fashion.  Despite the realities that both economic and corporate earnings data appear to be in a trend of slowing, AND continued tariff/trade and political uncertainty both the S&P500 and Dow busted through respective round-number levels of 3,000 […]