| DEC-16 |
November was filled with excitement, confusion and disappointment depending on your political views and even your asset allocation… |
| NOV-16 |
The 2008 equity bear market hit bottom on march of 2009. Next week will mark the 92nd month since the current bull market began… |
| OCT-16 |
Just as we expected, the Fed did not raise interest rates on September 20th… |
| SEP-16 |
Not a whole lot happened during August… |
| AUG-16 |
The typical slow summer equity doldrums didn't kick in until the second half of the month… |
| JUL-16 |
The first half of 2016 was a wild ride… |
| JUN-16 |
It was widely assumed the Federal Reserve was positioning to raise rates… |
| MAY-16 |
Each of the Asset Classes we own… |
| APR-16 |
The 1st Quarter of 2016 was a roller coaster ride… |
| MAR-16 |
Central Banks have begun a grand new experiment… |
| FEB-16 |
2016 began with a bang… |
| JAN-16 |
2015 turned out to be a volatile year for U.S. equities… |
| DEC-15 |
U.S. equities were slightly positive during November… |
| NOV-15 |
U.S. equities came roaring back in October after experiencing a free fall during the 3rd quarter… |
| OCT-15 |
The baseball world lost its most colorful character in September…. |
| SEP-15 |
August saw volatility return to the financial markets with fury…. |
| AUG-15 |
The month of July and the second quarter earnings are now behind us…. |
| JUL-15 |
The saga concerning Greece began the month of June as idle chatter… |
| JUN-15 |
Last week an original Apple 1 computer was sold by a recycling center at auction for $200K. Only 200 of these were ever made back in 1976… |
| MAY-15 |
The S&P has been stuck in a trading range between 1,970 and 2,126 for the past six months, closing at 2,086 on April 30… |
| APR-15 |
The first quarter of 2015 came to an end with many of the same trends in place from the fourth quarter of 2014… |
| MAR-15 |
Global equity markets surged higher during February on the back of continued quantitative easing… |
| FEB-15 |
January turned out to be a continuation of the diverging returns narrative… |
| JAN-15 |
2014 will be remembered as a year of diverging returns… |
| DEC-14 |
There is a whole lotta shakin' going on across the global markets… |
| NOV-14 |
For those of you who love being scared senseless at Halloween, the October equity market must have been a thrilling ride… |
| OCT-14 |
2014 is beginning to look a lot like 2013 without the steroids… |
| SEP-14 |
The S&P 500 fell 1.09% during the first five trading sessions of August which caused the Talking Heads on CNBC and other financial outlets to begin squawking that the markets would be heading lower… |
| AUG-14 |
There are increasing concerns among investors of a major equity sell-off being fueled by robust GDP and jobs growth and surprisingly strong US Q2 earnings. Read that sentence again because this very well could be the last time… |
| JUL-14 |
With the world seemingly deteriorating around it, the US equity market continues to shrug off bad news and move higher with uncommonly low volatility… |
| JUN-14 |
In late May, the S&P 500 finally broke through the 1900 resistance level it had unsuccessfully penetrated on five previous attempts dating back to March 6. This should be cautiously viewed as… |
| MAY-14 |
Will the “sell in May and go away” adage prevail once again in 2014? We believe there will be continued choppiness through October; the algorithm that dictates our Sterling Tactical Rotation Strategy asset classes seems to support this opinion… |
| APR-14 |
March turned out to be a diverging month for the major equity indices with the Dow and the S&P 500 both finishing the month up less than 1 percent, while Nasdaq fell…. |
| MAR-14 |
February saw US equity markets rebound decisively from their poo January performance. The S&P 500 rose 4.45% for the month, while U.S. bonds, commodities, REITs, and… |
| FEB-14 |
January was the worth month for US equities since May 2012, when the S&P 500 dropped slightly more than 6%. January also marked only the 4th negative month out of the past 20, during which… |
| JAN-14 |
Most U.S. equity indexes finished the year up more than 30%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged slightly behind but posted… |
