[sonaar_audioplayer albums=”1377″][/sonaar_audioplayer] What Did We See? The US equity markets rallied again in July. The Federal Reserve stepped in with a shift towards cutting rates and followed through with a 0.25% interest rate cut. The temperament of the markets have

[sonaar_audioplayer albums=”1336″][/sonaar_audioplayer] What Did We See? The US equity markets experienced some heightened volatility through the second quarter. After sinking through most of May, the market rebounded nicely to achieve new all time highs in June. The Federal Reserve made

[sonaar_audioplayer albums=”1320″][/sonaar_audioplayer] What Did We See? The US equity markets abruptly declined in May. Tariffs, inverted yield curves and seasonality can be blamed. The temperament of the markets have now shifted to the negative. Global markets were negative with Asia

What Did We See? The US equity markets continued to rally through April. The prospect for a China/U.S. trade deal, returning Chinese growth and accommodative central banks provided the backdrop. Further fueling the rally was a good start to Q1

[sonaar_audioplayer albums=”1232″][/sonaar_audioplayer] What Did We See? The US equity markets experienced some of their best quarterly gains in many years. The Federal Reserve’s abrupt change in tone as well as easing tariff tensions have helped. Emerging Markets achieved almost double

[sonaar_audioplayer albums=”1209″][/sonaar_audioplayer] In a continuation of January’s stellar rebound, the markets continued to march higher in February. The S&P 500 now sits only slightly more than 5% from the all time high that was breached last September. Notably, it has

What Now? Since our last missive equity markets in the US have rebounded nicely from their fourth quarter stumble. The US market (S&P 500) was down approximately 20% from late September to late December of 2018. Since then, we have

Nobody likes a bear market, or any correction for that matter. They can feel terrible and as if they are never going to end. Human beings are inherently optimistic creatures but prefer it when the environment is stable and things

What Did We See? The US equity markets experienced some of their worst quarterly declines in many years. For all intents and purposes we can call it a bear market.  Emerging Markets and Asia (ex-Japan) had the best returns for

One of the tenets of Shorepine Wealth Management is that “costs and taxes are some of the largest detriments to positive outcomes…we look to minimize these at all times.” That is why one of the first exercises we employ when