2nd Quarter Market Commentary 2016 The Long and Short of It: The price of oil continues to make headlines causing some to think that the stock market’s performance is at the mercy of oil’s performance. We do not believe that to be the case for U.S. markets....
Financial Markets: 1st Quarter 2016 Allgen’s Market Commentary 4th Quarter Review 2015 was a year with increased volatility which caused a lot of fear in the minds of investors. The S&P 500 had it’s the lowest return since 2008 and a diversified portfolio...
Financial Markets: 4th Quarter 2015 Market Commentary 3rd Quarter Review Financial markets went on a roller coaster ride in the third quarter and so did people’s emotions. The S&P 500 had it’s worst quarterly return since the 3rd quarter of 2011. Domestic and...
3rd Quarter 2015 Market Commentary 2nd Quarter Review Financial markets ended the second quarter of 2015 on a sour note. Despite negative news surrounding Greece, markets stayed in a tight range, then dipped at the end of the quarter leaving many portfolios in the...