It continues to top the charts as a major downside risk for capital markets as we continue through the 2020s. It sent the markets reeling a few years ago, and the problem was never fully eradicated even though the focus of policy makers has since turned elsewhere.

Investing is a long-term game. And when evaluating long-term portfolio opportunities, it is worthwhile to consider the relative performance of various segments relative to the broader market.

A changing of the guard appears to be taking place in the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 Index continues to set fresh all-time highs with a year end run toward 6000 increasingly coming into view.

The U.S. Federal Reserve still managed to deliver a surprise to markets this week.

The time has finally come.  At long last and following nearly two years of anticipation, the U.S. Federal Reserve is ready to begin delivering the interest rate cuts investors have longed for.

It’s time again. Much like the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, it’s an epic event that comes once every four years. It is U.S. presidential election season.

Mega cap technology titan Nvidia posted earnings after the bell on Wednesday.  The company vastly exceeded stated analysts’ expectations both on the top line and the bottom line.

The sudden and sharp stock market correction that marked the beginning of August has quickly become a distant memory.

The stock market dominates the headlines, and understandably so.  The S&P 500 has been a stellar performer for years, and the last nine months last year have been no exception, having surged as much as nearly +40% trough to peak since late October. 

The U.S. stock market is on the retreat. After peaking in the middle of July at 5669 on the S&P 500, U.S. stocks have fallen by as much as -5%.