Perspectives

Heading into the end of 2012 headlines about the pending “Fiscal Cliff”, an uncomfortable combination of spending cuts (sequestration) and tax increases due to kick in on January 1st, [...]

Stock markets across the globe fell sharply during the first few weeks of 2016. After years of strong stock market performance, downturns like these remind investors of the importance of [...]

After a steady rise for much of 2013, market volatility picked up significantly in June, with broad weakness across most major market indices.  Through Monday, the S&P 500 declined 3.4% [...]

The S&P 500 was up nearly 11% in the first quarter of 2013 even while the looming sequestration threatened to shave up to 0.5% off GDP, North Korea threatened war, the situation in Cyprus [...]

Investors have reason to be enthusiastic in 2012 as stock markets around the world have delivered strong gains to start the year. During the first quarter, the DJIA was up 8.1%, the S&P 500 [...]

Investors have reason for enthusiasm as stock markets around the world have delivered strong gains to start the year. During the first quarter, the DJIA was up 8.1%, the S&P 500 was up 12.6% [...]

Investors have reason for enthusiasm as stock markets around the world have delivered strong gains to start the year. During the first quarter, the DJIA was up 8.1%, the S&P 500 was up 12.6% [...]

After a year of unprecedented volatility, investors were surprised to learn that the S&P 500 finished up 2.1% (including dividends) and the Barclays Cap Aggregate Government Credit Bond Index [...]