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President Donald Trump signed and thereby enacted the OBBB on July 4, 2025, after significant and, at times, heated negotiations in the U.S. Congress.  In this commentary, I outline key…

The US stock markets started 2025 with a very strong 10% gain in January, only to correct (decline) by 12% from the start of the year and 16% from its…

The stock and bond markets are about even from the beginning of 2025 after a higher-than-average, but not unusual, volatility in April. I believe this is a great time to…

Trade tariff policy and inflation continue to drive market volatility. Capital markets have experienced some of the most volatility in recent memory due to the draconian tariff policies announced by…

The US stock market started the year with a strong 4-5% gain for the first six weeks, only to give up these gains and some as investors became concerned about…

2025 started with a strong January after a 14% gain in 2024, only to give up most of 2025 gains by the beginning of March, as the table below displays. …

The stock market came out of the gate in 2025 with strong gains- As of January 31, 2025, on a year-to-date basis: Markets experienced volatility as usual. In the final…

2024 was another stellar year for U.S. stock markets; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) posted a 13% gain, while the technology-heavy S&P 500 Index posted a whopping 23% gain.…

The US Stock Market is up 19% through 11.30.2024, with the large-cap growth index (S&P 500) up a whopping 26%. Economic growth as measured by Gross Domestic Product “GDP” improved…

Believe it or not the US economy and stock markets have performed well over the past 20 years regardless of which political party controls the Executive Branch (President) of Government.…