by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Apr 6, 2023 | Insights
“Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.”— George-Louis de Buffon, well-known 18th century naturalist Investors have been bombarded with a set of head-spinning headlines this month and this year, but the market has absolutely taken it in stride. We...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Mar 6, 2023 | Insights
Be curious, not judgmental.”— attributed to Walt Whitman. The nice break in January represented a respite from negative karma in 2022. The S&P 500 surged more than 6% in January, and leadership clearly centered on the more aggressive areas of this large-cap index....
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Feb 2, 2023 | Insights
The U.S. stock market broke out of the gate in style and good fashion in this new year. It provided a nice breather from the negativity we all felt throughout 2022. The S&P 500 advanced over 6% in January, which marked the best January for this index since...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Jan 5, 2023 | Insights
Last year was simply painful. All three major large-cap U.S. equity indices were in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 8.8%, the S&P 500 fell 19.4%, and the tech-laden Nasdaq took a -33.1% nosedive.¹ Headlines note that this was the weakest...
by Jeff Krumpelman, CFA | Dec 5, 2022 | Insights
Following midterm elections, November 2022 was good to investors, which tracks with historical post-election norms. The tech-laden Nasdaq rose nearly 5.5% for the month and both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 6% in the 30-day period.1...