by Matt Rust | Apr 25, 2017 | Commentary
During the first quarter, equity prices continued their move higher following the presidential election. This was mostly in line with our expectations as we were almost fully invested through the end of the year. Our enthusiasm gave way to a sense of caution mid-way...
by Matt Rust | Feb 15, 2017 | Commentary
From the January swoon, to the BREXIT vote in June, to the surprising presidential election in November, stocks rode a wave of volatility with generally an upward bias in 2016. Now that 2016 is over, we would like to reflect on a few events that we believe will impact...
by Matt Rust | Nov 9, 2016 | Commentary
As we watched the results come in, we kept one eye on financial markets. What we took comfort from is that U.S. equity futures acted as we had expected them to under the prospect of a Trump victory. That is, futures pointed to stocks declining. At their low, futures...
by Matt Rust | Nov 9, 2016 | Commentary
While the election will (hopefully!) be over when the last polling station closes, it will only represent the beginning of the 4-year term of the next president. Whoever it is will be revered by a small percentage of the electorate, “hated” by another small percentage...
by Matt Rust | Oct 19, 2016 | Commentary
Following the fireworks of BREXIT that marked the end of the second quarter, stocks rallied into mid-August reaching an all-time high for the S&P 500® Index. From there, stocks meandered with a slight downward bias until a rally in late September brought the major...
by Matt Rust | Sep 9, 2016 | Commentary
The S&P 500 closed down 2.45% today. We believe there is more downside to come but not a crash and not a systemic downturn in the market. Markets have remained too calm for too long. There needs to be a bit of an uptick in volatility and we are prepared to take...
