Market Briefing

  • February 8, 2021

February 2021 Equities turned in mixed price performance in January with small capitalization stocks outperforming mid and large caps. The tumultuous political events early in the month had surprisingly little effect on equity markets. However, comments from the FOMC signaling…

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Market Briefing

  • January 11, 2021

January 2021 Stocks continued to advance in December with small capitalization stocks maintaining their outperformance over mid and large caps seen in the prior month. The positive response to FDA approvals of coronavirus vaccines was moderated by an uptick of…

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Market Briefing

  • December 7, 2020

December 2020 Stocks powered higher in November with smaller capitalization stocks leading the way. Indexes representing small caps outpaced the mid and large caps for the month. The news of effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines was the primary driver of the…

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Market Briefing

  • November 11, 2020

November 2020 After a relatively volatile month, stock prices posted a mixed finish for October. Indexes representing the larger capitalization segment of the market ended down for the month while mid and small capitalization indexes advanced. The daily pulse of…

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How US Stocks Have Behaved in an Election Month

  • November 3, 2020

Presidents are just one factor potentially affecting markets. History going back to 1926 shows returns in months when presidential elections took place don’t reflect any consistent patterns. The history of the stock market going back to 1926 shows that returns…

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