NEWS & INSIGHTS
The opening quarter of 2012 was the finest quarter for U.S. stocks since the late 1990s; the second quarter was a markedly different story. After an all-but-flat April and an abysmal May, stocks finally managed to...
Spring arrived early in 2012 with a remarkable surge among world stock markets. In fact, it was the best first quarter for the U.S. stock market since 1998. Bonds on the other hand, posted stagnant returns as interest...
It was a frustrating year on Wall Street, but the fourth quarter of 2011 was a real turnaround from the third. However, the stock market still posted a sub-par year due to incredible events including an earthquake,...
The third quarter was difficult for equity investors as stocks suffered the largest declines since the first quarter of 2009. Double digit losses occurred throughout worldwide stock markets. What is notable is that...
For the first time in four quarters, U.S. stocks did not advance. The S&P 500 lost 0.39% in second quarter as investors reacted to European debt concerns, the conclusion of the Fed's quantitative easing program,...
No forecast for 2011 came close to the events unfolding in just the first quarter. Tensions in Tunisia unleashed widespread social unrest throughout North Africa and the Middle East, with ongoing conflict and military...
What amounted to be a choppy year fortunately finished with investor holiday cheer. Investment markets posted positive across-the-board returns among equities, bonds, real estate and commodities, rewarding those who...
After a difficult start, the third quarter ended with a red-hot rally, bringing a much needed 'Indian Summer' effect to the markets. Equities significantly outpaced bonds for the month of September. This was an anomaly...
The months of May and June cast grey clouds over the markets. The Greek debt crisis and the coinciding May 6th "flash crash" quickly erased early 2010 market gains. Ensuing debt contagion fears swathed much further...
World equity markets started the year with gusto carried over from 2009, but were quickly set back when the Greek debt crisis surfaced. Investors are still trying to determine the short and long-term impacts of...
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