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Surging Inflation and Interest Rates Pressured Both Stocks and Bonds in 2022 2022 was the most difficult year for investors since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. Multi-decade inflation rate highs combined with historically aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, combined with growing concerns about an economic and earnings recession put pressure on both stocks […]

2022 Third Quarter Recap Global markets declined again in the third quarter as inflation remained near multi-decade highs, geopolitical tensions escalated further, and the Federal Reserve continued to hike interest rates signaling future rate increases will be larger than previously expected. The third quarter started with a solid rebound in stocks and bonds that was […]

2022 Second Quarter Recap As we enter the second half of 2022, we continue to grapple with the challenges surrounding inflationary pressures, a trajectory of higher interest rates set in motion by the Fed, and the growing volume of those in the financial media calling for a recession here in the U.S. The uncertainty of […]