Following a modestly positive first quarter for stocks and bonds, major asset classes stumbled in the second quarter due to turmoil overseas. The month of June […]
After underperforming most asset classes in 2014, international equities led the way in the first quarter of 2015, up close to 5% for the period, and […]
With 2014 representing the sixth year of the economic recovery, U.S. stock and bond markets pushed higher despite sluggish global GDP growth and increasing concerns about […]
An important investment theme in the third quarter was the variation in returns across asset classes. Large cap U.S. equities managed a small positive return in […]
Investors have enjoyed yet another profitable period in both global equity and fixed income markets during the first half of 2014. Key drivers of the U.S. […]
On the heels of a stellar year in the stock market, the 1st quarter of 2014 has presented investors with increased volatility, new geopolitical crises in […]
For the second consecutive year, most developed country equity markets delivered double digit returns, with U.S. stocks turning in a particularly strong performance. A year that […]
The U.S. equity market continued its upward trend in the third quarter, supported by the Federal Reserve’s $80 billion monthly quantitative easing program (QE3), corporate cost […]
While the second quarter featured an extension of higher U.S. stock prices, up 2.9% in three months and 13.8% for the year, the attention of investors […]