The market is always climbing a “wall of worry." As Warren Buffett wisely puts it: “If you’ve got 160 IQ, sell 30 points to somebody else...

Navigating Market Volatility The post-election stock market rally, which saw the S&P 500 rise 7.5% and the Nasdaq gain 10.3% from...

As of this writing, the S&P 500 stock index is up 24% year-to-date (excluding dividends). After the 23% gain in 2023, this marks the...

Long-Term Market Drivers While concerns surrounding the upcoming election and its potential market impact are understandable, the reality...

“ In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.”   ―  Benjamin Graham The stock market...

As discussed in our July letter, the narrative continues around two markets: the economy and the stock market. The latter of the two has...

In terms of earnings, stock performance, and valuation, this continues to be a tale of two markets.  The ten largest stocks by market...

The economic and stock market backdrops have changed a bit over the past three months. Long-term inflation expectations are higher....

The S&P 500 stock index is up over 25% since the end of October and, excluding the half dozen mega-caps at the top of the S&P 500, the...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of future rate cuts, it was the age of higher for longer, it was the...

The stock market has moved higher thus far in 2024 with investors anticipating the Fed cutting interest rates, no recession and a return...

One year ago, steadily climbing interest rates led 85% of economists in one poll to predict a recession in 2023.  In March, Fed Chairman...

In our September 29 letter, we noted that historically the S&P 500 Index has been quite strong in the 4th quarter in years when it was...

The stock market pulled back in August and September with most of the weakness in the latter month following Fed Chairman Powell’s...

Happy Labor Day! Labor Day is the annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted...

Monetary and fiscal indicators have continued to tighten significantly. Negative money growth, an increasing fiscal deficit, rising real...

As we enter our company’s 36th year, we are very mindful of the significant changes in the investment world compared to the 30-year...

Our previous market update letter highlighted the debt ceiling as the most recent risk, among many others, that is on investor minds....

The stock market continues to climb the proverbial wall of worry with the S&P 500 gaining 1.5% in April after adding 7% in the first...

The stock market climbed the proverbial wall of worry in the first quarter. The S&P 500 index rose 7% despite a “banking crisis”, the...