October Market Review
October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019
The returns from stocks in the first half of the year were the strongest we’ve seen in over 30 years. So it should not be surprising that markets cooled off […]
Market Update
August Video Market Update
September 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
What’s the big deal about yield curve inversion? Derek Kravitz, FSA Investment Analyst, discusses this phenomenon in our August 2019 video market update. August Stock Market Update Hi everybody. […]
August Market Review
September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
On August 14, the S&P 500 dropped nearly 3%, and the Dow shed 800 points, making it the worst one-day decline of 2019. The cause? A yield curve inversion in […]
July Video Market Update
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019
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 […]
July Market Review
August 6, 2019
August 6, 2019
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 […]
June Video Market Update
July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
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 […]
June Market Review
July 9, 2019
July 9, 2019
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 […]
May Video Market Update
June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019
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 […]
May Market Review
June 6, 2019
June 6, 2019
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 […]