December 2023 Mid-Month Recap

The S&P 500’s price change so far in Biden’s Presidency is now essentially right at the average gain that we have seen at this point in the four-year Presidential Cycle for the S&P 500 going back to 1928.  We are now at the end of year three of the election...

November 2023 Mid-Month Recap

WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!     It is hard for investors to gauge the trend of future inflation because of conflicting economic reports and Fed speeches. Some Fed speakers make it sound like the battle against inflation has been won.  Others...

October 2023 Mid-Month Recap

Corporate earnings season has just started for Q3, but early results are positive. Industry estimates for members of the S&P 500 indicate profits of 1.3% higher than a year earlier – a nice improvement from the second quarter’s decline of 2.6%.  S&P 500...