March Madness

Market Update for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2023 Sometimes it’s best to expect the unexpected. Fans of this year’s NCAA tournament, often referred to as “March Madness”, were treated to an unexpected set of outcomes throughout the tournament. The top teams,...

Bonds are Back

Market Update for the Quarter EndingDecember 31, 2022 It was a miserable year for bonds. The bond market meltdown of 2022 has gone down in history as the worst ever, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index down 13.1%. To find losses anywhere near as deep, you’d...

The Great Financial Reset

Since the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis, the Federal Reserve has largely pinned interest rates to the floor – with the brief exception just before the pandemic. Free money was nice. Borrowing at 0% for cars and 2% for homes spurred economic growth and fueled increases in...