Author: Art Ernst

After a rocky start to the year, punctuated by the roll out of the new Administration’s tariff policies on Liberation Day, the stock…

Happy New Year! Wall Street had a good 2024, and The Economist magazine describes the US economy as “the envy of the world”….

After a period of concentrated equity returns that were led by the largest mega-cap technology-oriented companies, the stock market saw broadened participation in…

The stock market was mixed in the second quarter.  Most broad market indices declined during the quarter except for the market-weighted S&P 500,…

The stock market got off to a strong start to the year with the market weighted S&P 500 increasing 10.56%. But as was…

After a pullback in the third quarter, the stock market finished the year strong, with broad participation from several sectors of the market….

Meanwhile, after three consecutive quarters of stocks rebounding from last year’s inflation and rising rate driven decline, the equity markets pulled back in…

During the second quarter the broader equity markets continued to appreciate. However, there has been significant dispersion in returns this year. The gains…

After a challenging 2022, the first quarter of 2023 proved to be equally volatile.  The year began with a strong equity rally in…

In terms of the markets and news in general, 2022 was the kind of year one might prefer to forget.  It was a…