Second Quarter 2025 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 481KB) Second Quarter 2025: 404 Error – Recession Not Found Despite recession fears and gloomy headlines, markets remained resilient in the second quarter of 2025. The sharp April selloff that nearly pushed the S&P 500 into bear market territory has been recovered and then some. Since President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on […]

First Quarter 2025 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 481KB) First Quarter 2025: When It Rains, It Rains on Everyone The first quarter of 2025 marked a reversal for U.S. equities, as optimism gave way to uncertainty. A combination of shifting trade policies, a weakening dollar, and a cooling technology sector weighed on markets, sending the S&P 500 to its worst quarter […]

Fourth Quarter 2024 Market Snapshot

Download (PDF, 481KB) Fourth Quarter 2024: Saddle Up: The Magnificent Seven Ride Again, Leaving Others in the Dust Amid worrisome global turmoil, more modest rate cuts than anticipated, and a US election reversal, mega-cap tech giants powered the S&P 500 to 57 record closes in 2024, along the way to a 25% gain for the […]