The investment markets so far in 2023 continue to battle a tsunami of economic data. Top of mind has been inflation and the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) actions to
Even with fears of a regional banking crisis and the Federal Reserve continuing to raise interest rates, March proved to be a strong month for both the equity
January started the year on a good note for investors, with stocks up for the month on feelings of a possible pivot by the Federal Reserve (Fed). Although the
It’s been a solid start to the 2023 year, with the markets continuing to accelerate throughout January with positivemovement on the struggle against inflation
2022 was a very rough year for investors worldwide. There were virtually no broad market indices spared from the carnage, including large, mid, and small cap U
The U.S. equity markets enjoyed a successful November with broad gains seen across all three major indices. The Dow saw the largest gain of 6.0%, while the S&P
Following a dismal September, the U.S. equity markets posted a solid recovery as corporate earnings came in better than expected. Not that earnings were good
The investment markets in September once again fell victim to a hotter-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) report and the action taken by the Federal
A late month slide in the U.S. equity market pushed all three major indices into the red in August. The Dow declined 3.72%, while the S&P 500 lost 4.08% for
Growing up in the Salinas Valley, I was very fortunate to see first hand how my food was grown and where it came from. Driving down Highway 68, I not only got
The U.S. equity markets rebounded in July for their first solid month of 2022. The Dow and S&P 500 gained 6.82% and 9.22%, respectively, while the NASDAQ
Current Market Environment
It was certainly difficult to watch most of the major market indices continue their slide into bear market territory. For the
