Markets

In this case, the rest of the year actually became stronger than the average year…

Volatility can create attractive investment opportunities….

Small caps have been very strong this year. In fact, the Russell 2000 Index has closed higher 8 consecutive weeks for the first time since 2013…

The flatting yield curve has been pressuring financials in recent months…

The flattening yield curve has many investors on edge, as the past 9 times the yield curve inverted led to a recession…

Second quarter earnings season is underway and may be another good one, potentially marking the eighth straight quarterly increase…

Since Q4 2016, correlations of S&P 500 stocks to the index have generally fallen, giving active managers more chances to differentiate themselves from the indexes they are trying to beat…

The S&P 500 has historically grown an average of nearly 10% over the final five months of the year when each month from April through July was higher (as is the case in 2018)…

Shorter-term break-even inflation rates have dropped to their lowest levels of the year…

The bull market that started back in March 2009 is now officially the oldest bull market ever—topping the duration of the bull from the 1990s…