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Executive Summary The third quarter of 2025 extended the year’s remarkable market resilience amidst a continuing whirl of policy developments, political tension, and global uncertainty. Beneath the noise, U.S. growth remained exceptional. GDP expanded at…
August Observations Broadening the Rally U.S. equities rose in August, but leadership shifted from tech to smaller-cap and cyclical stocks. The Russell 2000 (+7.1%) led the way, while the S&P 500 (+2.0%) and Nasdaq Composite…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® The imagery could not have been more surreal…… U.S. President Donald Trump walking through ongoing renovations of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington D.C. with the current Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell.…
July Observations Onward and Upward The global equity rallied continued through July, though in a reversal from the previous months, U.S. equities outperformed the rest of the world, aided by a strong U.S. dollar. Within…
Introduction Much has changed since we ended March on a dour note, with the S&P down nearly 6% that month as tariff talk ramped up and the threat of DeepSeek was high on everyone’s concerns.…
June Observations Second Quarter Ends on a High Note Global equity markets extended their rally into June as continued economic strength reduced earlier recession fears and further improvement within various trade negotiations helped risk assets.…
Last week, Israel launched a direct attack on Iran, targeting key military assets including senior leadership, defense systems, and nuclear facilities. While this most recent escalation has yet to escalate into a significant market moving…
May Observations Strong Earnings Support Market Rally Global equity markets rallied over the month as continued relief from trade tensions, notably a de-escalation in tensions between the US and Europe, sent most major indices higher.…
Monthly Observations Market “Liberates” Itself from Sharp Early Drawdown Investors faced enormous volatility early in the month as President’s Trump’s “Liberation Day” on April 2nd, throttled even the most skilled market pundits given the unexpected…
Tim Side, CFA – Investment StrategistChris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP® – Head of Investment Strategy and Research It is a sort of cruel irony that as we approach the 100-day marker since President Trump’s inauguration and…
Introduction When “decades happen in weeks”, even the past quarter’s events can seem like old news already. While this is a first quarter update, the seismic shock from President Trump’s tariff announcements on “Liberation Day”…
MONTHLY OBSERVATIONS Diversification Benefits Shine During Another Tough Month for US Equities Policy uncertainty and recession risks were the key themes in March as investors looked ahead to “Liberation Day” on April 2nd. US stocks…
“Go Big or Go Home” The Fed decided to go big this month by cutting rates by 50 basis points – fulfilling the expectations of the betting market but defying those of most pundits who…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Global Market Strategist Have we now entered the antifragile era for markets? This concept, made popular by Nassim Taleb, loosely means something that benefits from chaos and volatility and is made…
By Kelly Moore, Vice President of Estate Planning and Trust Services Being named as Personal Representative can often appear overwhelming, particularly if you are still in the grieving process, and it is best to understand…
Tim Side, CFA® – Investment Strategist “From thirty years as a practicing historian, I have come to the conclusion that there is but one, singular, lesson of history. It is this — there are no permanent winners…
Moneta Investment Team Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations Second Half of 2023 Starts With a Bang There was no stopping the upward momentum that started in June as most risk markets moved…
By Aoifinn Devitt, CFP® – Chief Investment Officer Download the PDF If the first quarter of the year was a somewhat wild one in terms of market volatility and sentiment swings, the second one ended with an…
Moneta Investment Team Click here to download the PDF Monthly Observations Strong Month Wraps Up the Quarter Risk markets surged in June, putting banking concerns, recession fears and the debt-ceiling debate behind them. The US…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer Although only early April, violent Spring storms have already worked their way across much of the Midwest, disrupting flights and wreaking havoc in small communities. In a similar fashion, the…
Aoifinn Devitt – Chief Investment Officer We are often told to listen to the bond market as the “truthsayer” when it comes to the actual state of the US economy and its outlook. This refrain is…
Chris Kamykowski, CFA, CFP®, Head of Investment Strategy and Research “That will be 20 bucks.” Ever wondered why people say “20 bucks” in reference to a transaction today? At one point, the “buck” served as…