by Peter J. Connors, CFA, on May 02, 2022
Post pandemic effects now layered with world tensions are creating continued uncertainty that is rippling through world economies and creating higher than normal volatility. The VIX, the most common measure …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on February 26, 2022
The S&P 500® Index just ended 2021 with a cumulative gain of more than 114% off the Covid-19 pandemic lows of March 2020. An incredible result, reinforcing once again the …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on October 01, 2021
In a brief year and a half, the pandemic’s economic recovery has transitioned from an energetic youthfulness to an awkward adolescence. Reflecting that youthful spirit, the S&P 500® Index posted …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on July 01, 2021
We hope you are enjoying summer and rediscovering some of life’s missing pleasures as we all try to emerge from the very difficult pandemic. Market performance has been robust during …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on April 01, 2021
A year ago it would have been hard to imagine that within 12 months we would be reaching market highs. A novel virus was taking brutal foothold, disrupting world economies …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on January 01, 2021
“Good riddance!” to a shocking and horrible year on so many fronts, but one that enabled many of us to count the blessings of our lives and better appreciate life …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on October 01, 2020
2020 has been an uniquely odd year for such an even number. We hope you and your family are healthy, safe, and looking forward to regaining some sense of normalcy …
Read Storyby Peter J. Connors, CFA, on July 01, 2020
Well, that was quite a quarter! A collective sigh of relief could be heard by investors who either sat tight with their existing investments or those who put cash to …
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