Has the Fed become beholden to the markets, and have the markets become too dependent on the Fed? In this month’s video market update, Mary Ann Drucker, FSA’s Assistant Portfolio […]
In 1913, Congress created the Federal Reserve to “provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.” It is doubtful that anyone could have […]
July Video Market Update How will the market hold up to factors like the #FederalReserve or the potential #TradeWar with China? In this month's Video Market Update, Ron Rough, FSA's […]
Aiming to shrug off the bad taste left by the 6% drop in May, stocks in June rallied back to almost exactly their levels at the end of April. While […]
What are algorithms? How do algorithms affect the stock market? In this month’s Video Market Update, Mary Ann Drucker, FSA’s Assistant Portfolio Manager, answers these questions and explains how […]
It may have all started with the 1968 epic film 2001: A Space Odyssey–the iconic battle between man and machine. With their ability to make calculations at lightning speed, computers […]
Stocks continued to march higher in April, trying to break out of their 15-month trading range. At month’s end, the S&P 500 index was just peeking at new highs. Large-cap […]
Sell in May and go away? Derek Kravitz, FSA’s Investment Analyst explains the history behind this phrase and how FSA is keeping it in mind as we approach the historically […]
Stock markets around the world continue to recover from the sharp sell-off in the fourth quarter of last year, though the rally showed signs of slowing down in March as […]