Momentum In International
By Tyler Ellegard After years of US stock market dominance, international stocks are staging a comeback in 2025. So far this year, international developed and emerging markets have outperformed their American…
Bounce-Back May
By Keith Gangl Following a volatile April, May delivered a remarkable turnaround with normalized volatility and impressive stock market returns. The Wall Street adage of "sell in May and go…
Spring Swings
By Lisa Scheiber As we are entering the warmer months of the year, investors experienced some April-like weather in the stock market last month. Adding to the uncertainty, one of…
Market Volatility In April
By Kieth Gangl April is one of the shortest months in the calendar year, yet the market volatility made it feel extraordinarily long. As we discussed over the last few…
Art of the Deal or Economic Uncertainty: Analyzing Trump’s Tariff Strategy
By Keith Gangl The speculation about potential tariff impacts on the US economy and markets has been pervasive since February. President Trump’s April 2 announcement, proclaimed as “Liberation Day,” surprised markets…
To Everything, There is a Season
By Jeremy Bryan Markets are facing a season of change in how Washington manages trade policy with other countries and how that change will influence future consumer spending and business growth.…
The Impact of Tariffs
By Tyler Ellegard The US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, reached an all-time high on February 19 of this year but has since retreated amid escalating tariff…
Markets and Washington
By Jeremy Bryan DOGE. Tariffs. If you have been listening to the financial news at all in 2025, you have certainly heard these words many times over. The events in Washington…
Navigating Stock Market Volatility
By Keith Gangl Stock market volatility is the movement or swing in stock prices. Volatility can make investors anxious as stock prices rise and fall, especially when markets experience a pullback.…
Buckle Up
By Jeremy Bryan There was a flurry of activity that has the potential to significantly influence market trends in 2025. January saw the new administration begin to aggressively implement their social…