Monthly Market Insights | March 2023

US Markets Stock prices stumbled in February due to growing worries that the Fed would maintain its tight monetary posture in the face of continuing inflation.  For the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.19%, whereas the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index fell 2.61%. The Nasdaq Composite which was up nearly 11% in January,…

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Q4 2021 Stock Market Commentary

For the third consecutive year, the stock market posted a double-digit positive return. The S&P 500 gained 26.9% for the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted an 18.9% gain, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 21.4%. Double-Digit Returns Despite Challenges The market confronted and largely ignored a lot of events that normally would have sent…

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