April 11, 2012
Q1 2012
The first three months of 2012 marked the highest first-quarter return for the S&P 500 index since 1998 with a total return of 12.6%. The best performing sectors were Financials (21.5%), Information Technology {more…}
March 1, 2012
Neither a bull nor a bear be
Bull markets don’t start at fair value. They start when a majority of stocks are selling at a significant discount to fair value. There have been time periods in the last 70 years {more…}
January 19, 2012
Q4 2011
Risk aversion was the driver of positive investment performance in 2011 with the Barclay’s Bond Aggregate (the broadest fixed income index) returning 5.6%. The S&P 500 index returned 2.1% with dividend payments comprising {more…}