2018 Second Quarter Review/Outlook

Market Data for the quarter ending June 29, 2018: • S&P 500 Stock Index:  2718, up 2.9% • Ten-year Treasury Note Yield:  2.85%, up .11% • Gold:  $1,327 per ounce, down 5.4% • Oil:  $74 per barrel, up 13.8% Stocks saw modest gains in the second quarter of 2018 as...

2018 First Quarter Review/Outlook

Market Data for the quarter ending March 29, 2018: • S&P 500 Stock Index:  2641, down 1.2% • Ten-year Treasury Note Yield:  2.74%, up .33% • Gold:  $1,327 per ounce, up 1.4% • Oil:  $65 per barrel, up 8.2% After advancing strongly in January on the excitement of...

2018 Client Letter

Market Data for year-end 2017: • S&P 500 Stock Index: 2674, up 19.4% • Ten-year Treasury Note Yield: 2.41%, down .04% • Gold: $1,309 per ounce, up 13.6% • Oil: $60 per barrel, up 11.1% Global stock markets advanced strongly nearly across the board in 2017, as...

2017 Fourth Quarter Review/Outlook

Market Data for year end 2017: • S&P 500 Stock Index:  2674, up 19.4% • Ten-year Treasury Note Yield:  2.41%, down .04% • Gold:  $1,309 per ounce, up 13.6% • Oil:  $60 per barrel, up 11.1% Global stock markets advanced strongly nearly across the board in 2017, as...

2017 Third Quarter Review/Outlook

Market Data for the quarter ending September 30, 2017: • S&P 500 Stock Index:  2519, up 4.0% • Ten-year Treasury Note Yield:  2.33%, up .03% • Gold:  $1,285 per ounce, up 3.5% • Oil:  $52 per barrel, up 13.0% Stocks continued their rally in the third quarter of...