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Q3, 2012 Markets Review
It seems like every quarter we find ourselves saying the same thing: what a difference a quarter makes! In the first two months of 2012, the U.S. stock market was recording excitingly positive returns. The U.S. economy seemed to be … Continue reading
Q1, 2012 Markets Review
Who could possibly have guessed? After all the discussion in the press about the long economic slowdown, last year’s downgrade of American sovereign debt, talk of double-dip recessions and looming crises in Europe and China, the U.S. investment markets turned … Continue reading
Q3, 2011 Markets Review
By any reasonable measure, the past three months have been among the gloomiest fiscal quarters on record for the investment markets. The debt ceiling debate, constant dithering in Europe over whether or not Eurozone members should be allowed to default … Continue reading
Q1, 2011 Markets Review
In percentage terms, the first quarter of 2011 provided the best gains for U.S. stocks in more than a decade–the best quarter since 1999. We experienced positive–albeit modest–returns across almost the entire spectrum of investments for the first three months … Continue reading