The first quarter was another strong one for stocks here and abroad. Emerging markets lead the way, up more than …
4th Quarter Year-End Summary & Commentary
“The smart person accepts; the idiot insists.” Sign on Father Arsenios’ door at Vatopaidi Monastery in Greece. Happy New Year! …
3rd Quarter Commentary: An Affair to Forget
In case you’ve missed the financial news over the last three months, Q3 was a pretty ugly affair in world …
2nd Quarter Commentary: Greece is the Word
GREEK TRAGEDY: (noun) \’tra-juh-de\ (in ancient Greek theatre) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and …
1st Quarter Commentary: A Better Year for Global Investors – Finally!
To some degree, the first quarter was the mirror image of what we saw for the entirety of 2014. As …
4th Quarter Commentary: A Happy Year for US Stocks. Internationals and Globally Diversified Portfolios? Not So Much.
The US stock market had a good – but not great year – in 2014. Despite having hit a new …
3rd Quarter Commentary: A Choppy Quarter in the Markets
You could say that the markets took a breather in the third quarter of 2014, but you would come to …
Stocks, Bonds and Another Market High
This indecision’s bugging me . . . Should I Stay or Should I Go now? If I go there will …
A Relatively Quiet Quarter After the Barnburner That Was 2013
The U.S. stock market reported modest gains for the first three months of the year, and it was actually uncertain …
2013 Fourth Quarter Commentary: A Year to Remember
The U.S. stock market punctuated an extraordinary year with gains on the last trading day, moving many of the American …