Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

US Stocks Modest gains were posted for large-cap US equities in July while small caps and foreign stocks fell slightly. After posted huge gains through much of the first half of the year, diversified investors have seen their portfolios’ pace of gains slow. That’s not...
Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

Monthly Market Brief: July 2021

US Stocks The old is new again as investors turned their focus back to the big technology stocks such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Strength in these mega-cap companies helped lift the S&P 500 to an all-time high in June. It was a fifth...
Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

Monthly Market Brief: June 2021

US Stocks The equity market followed up a very strong April with modest advances in May. The rally just keeps on chugging. Between rising stock market prices and a red-hot housing market, Americans are in good shape financially considering the events of the past 15...
Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

Monthly Market Brief: May 2021

US Stocks April was another solid month for equity investors. Through the 27th, The S&P 500 rose 5% to close fractions below an all-time high while small-cap stocks were also up nicely. Looking across the eleven sectors, Technology stocks and, perhaps...
Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

Monthly Market Brief: April 2021

Executive Summary Economic growth beginning to accelerate as stimulus checks get spent, and vaccines are administered With more jobs and higher wages comes inflationary pressures and rising prices Stock market returns were in the black for March, capping off a...
Monthly Market Brief: August 2021

TFC Monthly Market Brief: March 2021

Summary Rising interest rates and inflation expectations keep the market on edge Diversification with your investments is a way to mitigate the risk Tax season is underway – it’s a good time to think about your long-term plan as you sift through tax documents Take a...