March 19, 2020

Our everyday lives have changed dramatically over the last few weeks as we work together to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know these efforts are necessary, but they also have come at a significant cost.

March 13, 2020

No other way to frame it, that last several days have just been brutal for investors.  During yesterday’s wild trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by just under 10%, in what was the largest single-day percentage decline since the stock market crash in 1987.

March 10, 2020

The tough times that global markets were experiencing due to the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) worsened this past weekend as a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia resulted in sharply declining oil prices. This combination of events is testing investors’ patience.

March 6, 2020

It’s been a tough week. The number of coronavirus cases have continued to increase globally, and new cases have been confirmed in the United States. Countries are making progress with containment, but those efforts also have resulted in a reduction in economic activity, adding to market uncertainty.

March 1, 2020

February 26, 2020

February 6, 2020

January 31, 2020

One of the popular stock market axioms is the Super Bowl Indicator. Simply put, stocks historically have performed better when the NFC wins the big game versus the AFC winning. Taking it a step further, the S&P 500 gained 19% for the calendar year the five times the 49ers won the Super Bowl, versus flat the year the Chiefs won

January 10, 2019

January 7, 2020

The U.S. airstrike that killed the top Iranian military commander last week was a major escalation in Mideast tensions.

In fact, it would be difficult to overstate the geopolitical significance of this action. Iran likely will retaliate, possibly with attacks on American military personnel overseas.