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May 5, 2025

“Sell in May and go away” Old Wall Street adage Not so Fast! But first the numbers, the S&P 500 gained 2.85%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average matched it up 2.855 also, Nasdaq led the charge, up 3.37%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 had a good week, up 2.155 and the MSCI-EAFE gained 2.45%. The 2-Year […]

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April 28, 2025

“The market will always go up in the long run. And if it doesn’t, it means the world has basically collapsed and you’ll have far worse to worry about than your index fund.” John C. Bogle Former Vanguard CEO   Here we go again! After a wild ride the past few weeks as the world […]

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April 21, 2025

Happy Easter and Passover.   Here are the numbers from the holiday shortened last week, The S&P 500 lost 2.93%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3.46%, and the Nasdaq surrendered 4.87%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 had a good week, up 4.58% and the MSCI-EAFE gained 2.62%. The 2-year Treasury paid 3.75% and the 10 […]

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April 14, 2025

“A little revolution now and then is a healthy thing don’t you think?” Captain Ramius from the Hunt for Red October.   After numerous conversations with many of our clients this week, I felt compelled, with all humility, to try and explain what is happening in this version of our newsletter. Further, as next week […]

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April 7, 2025

“All past market volatility looks like an opportunity, and all future market volatility looks like a risk” Morgan Housel   Panic is not an investment strategy, that said here is the scary results from last week (actually the last two trading days). The S&P 500 lost 8.21% for the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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March 31, 2025

“Invest for the long haul. Don’t get too greedy and don’t get too scared.” Shelby M.C. Davis   Well March came in like a lion but is hardly going out like a lamb, but first, here are the numbers. Last week volatility ruled the day as several key reports came out, The S&P 500 lost […]

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March 24, 2025

“Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic.” Benjamin Graham Well, another rollercoaster week, but all is well that ends well. First the numbers, The S&P 500 looked like it was setting up for a 5th straight decline but ended the week up .57%, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 1.27%. the Nasdaq added .35%. Internationally, The […]

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March 17, 2025

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! “This too shall pass” Abraham Lincoln After another tumultuous week it is wise to consider these words. But first the numbers. The S&P 500 finished the week off 1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrial average retreated 2.4%, the Nasdaq almost recovered down .48%. Internationally, the FTSE 100 was off .55% and the […]

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March 10, 2025

“With a good perspective on history, we can have a better understanding of the past and present, and thus a clear vision of the future.”  Carlos Slim Helu After last week, a little historical perspective is in order. Here are the numbers: The S&P500 suffered a loss of 3.32%, the Dow jones Industrial Average fell […]

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March 3, 2025

“In all my 55 years on Wall Street, before I retired to do something vastly more important, I was never able to say when the market would go up or down. Nor was I able to find anybody on Earth whose opinion I would value about when it would go up and down.” Sir John […]

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