by Steve Sipult | Nov 3, 2022 | Insights
“Don’t do something, just stand here.” — American Investor and Philanthropist, Jack Bogle We all have heard that often-repeated quote from Mark Twain, “October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January,...
by Steve Sipult | Oct 4, 2022 | Insights
“September stands alone as the only month in which the market falls more frequently than it rises.” — Sam Stovall, Investment Strategist Typical Seasonal Returns I guess you could say that, in one sense, September delivered. It has the well-deserved reputation of...
by Steve Sipult | Sep 2, 2022 | Insights
“And when things start to happen, don’t worry don’t stew, just go right along, you’ll start happening too.” — Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” S&P 500 Throws Investors a Curve Ball Just when many began to feel that the market may have bottomed on June 16 and...
by Ocean Heights Advisors | Aug 4, 2022 | Insights
“There’s a reason why your windshield is bigger than your rearview mirror. Where you are going is more important than where you came from.” – Anonymous As I was ruminating on last month’s commentary about the horrible first half in the equity markets in 2022...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Jul 5, 2022 | Insights
“The stock market has predicted nine of the last five recessions.” —Paul Samuelson Wow, we can do without another six months like those in the first half of 2022. It was ugly and it wasn’t fun. But after an impressively profitable three-year stretch from...
by Lena Tito | May 15, 2022 | Insights
“And now you know the rest of the story.”–Paul Harvey, Iconic American Radio Broadcaster Stocks Took a Beating in April There’s simply no doubt about it… April 2022 was an ugly month for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 declined 8.8%,1—its worst month since the...