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Q1 2025 Market Overview

by Chris Guinther, Senior Investment Strategist & Wealth Manager U.S. equity indices declined slightly in the first quarter of 2025, pulled lower by the same mega-cap companies that led the market higher in 2023 and 2024. Investors rotated into large-cap … Read More

Tariff Impacts on the U.S. Stock Market

By Christine R. Quillian, CFA, CFP®, Helen M. Donahue, CFA, and Chris Guinther Investors, who had been banking on a broad-based economic boom, have found themselves consternated by a wall of tariff-ic uncertainty. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement on … Read More

Q4 2024 Market Observations

by Chris Guinther, Senior Investment Strategist Through 12/31/24, returns for the various indices are as follows:      2024 concluded with another strong year with an 11% earnings growth for the S&P 500 compared to the 6% earnings growth in 2023. … Read More

Q3 2024 Market Observations

by Chris Guinther, Senior Investment Strategist Through 9/30/24, returns for the various indices are as follows: U.S. economic momentum has remained strong through 9/30/24, supported by resilient consumer spending. There are few excesses in the cyclical sectors of the economy, … Read More

Q4 2023 Market Observations

by Chris Guinther, Senior Investment Strategist Let’s begin by noting the 2023 market numbers for Q4, as of the quarter’s close of December 31st:     The equity markets finished the year off on a  positive note and we think for … Read More

Market Observations Q3, 2023

By CHRIS GUINTHER, SENIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIST & PORTFOLIO MANAGER Through September 30th, the returns for the various indices are as follows: As the market returns did weaken for the quarter, the major indices are still on the positive side for … Read More

MARKET OBSERVATIONS Q2 2023

By Chris Guinther, Senior Investment Strategist & Portfolio Manager   Let’s begin by noting the 2023 first quarter’s market numbers, as of the quarter’s close of March 31st:     Equity Investors — A Focus on Earnings Growth The stock … Read More

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