Market Rally Amid Election Season Investors have plenty to cheer for as we enter the final stretches of election season. The S&P 500 has rallied 22.1% over the first nine months of the year, and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index posted a tremendous third quarter rallying 5.2% to bring the year-to-date return back into…
Steady Through Uncertainty Market Review Despite a looming election and divided government, market performance has been above average during the first nine months of 2024, with occasional volatility spikes around macroeconomic releases and Federal Reserve uncertainty. The mega-cap ‘Magnificent 7’ (NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Tesla, and Alphabet) primarily led the S&P 500, though their…
Advisor Perspectives. Sept. 5, 2022. By Connor Doak, CFA. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win.” The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment community is deep within the third stage. ESG investing has been subjected to brutal headlines, politically motivated attacks…
