Economic Overview By Dr. Mark Pyles Each time a calendar year is put into the rearview mirror, it is helpful – even if sometimes unpleasant – to review the primary drivers of both economic and market performance over the period. At the risk of over-simplifying, as we...
January 6, 2023The greeting of Happy New Year takes on a new meaning as we enter 2023. Happy to be here, first and foremost, but also truly happy to start a new year after the year in financial markets that was 2022. How bad was it? Well, the scatter graph to the...
The Weather Outside is Frightful, but Bond Rates are Delightful As we approach the end of a volatile year, Walter Todd takes a moment to take the current temperature of the market. He breaks down the fourth-quarter earnings and discusses the surprisingly optimistic...