Quarterly Updates - April 2020
Although down markets are never pleasant, balance across asset classes mitigated portfolio losses during a difficult first quarter of 2020. Cash, in particular, was king. Volatility in global capital markets…
Covid-19 Updates - March 2020
With the rapidly unfolding situation around the spread of the coronavirus and the impact it is having, it is important that we provide regular updates as events unfold. Given the significant…
Market Updates - March 2020
Despite a healthy start to February, stocks sold off violently in the final week of the month. This has also carried over into March with particular weakness in the price of oil and the energy…
Quarterly Updates - January 2020
The fourth quarter of 2019 ended on a strong note for markets as the recession worries that dominated headlines last August have faded into the background. Additionally, a tentative deal between the US and…
Quarterly Updates - October 2019
Markets were once again volatile during the third quarter, which from our perspective brought signs of encouragement. Slowing economic data and continuing trade issues between…
Market Updates - August 2019
We hope you enjoyed the nice August weather and were not distracted by what was, in hindsight, a newsworthy month for markets. Slowing economic growth figures were accompanied by a series of tweets by President…
Quarterly Updates - July 2019
After a blistering start to the year during the first quarter, stock markets were volatile during the second quarter due to uncertainty surrounding the US-China trade negotiations, as well as slowing global economic growth. Despite…
Market Updates - June 2019
Following a very strong four-month start to the year, markets have given back some of these gains during the month of May. Although one never enjoys the experience of weak markets, sentiment was beginning to…
Quarterly Updates - April 2019
It was one of the strongest starts to a year in decades and the best quarter since 2009, when markets were recovering from the bear market of 2008/09. What a difference three months makes. You…