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Our Thoughts on THIRD Quarter 2025
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review During the third quarter of 2025, the U.S. economy and stock market balanced between lingering inflation concerns and optimism over potential central bank easing. The S&P 500 continued to climb, though gains were concentrated in a handful of large technology and communication companies. According to Goldman Sachs, analysts may still be underestimating corporate earnings strength this quarter,
Jan 84 min read


Q1 2025 The Latest Stock Market Dip
By Matt Johnson, CFA® and Andy Nugent, CFA® The stock market has experienced volatility and a massive downswing over the last week...
Jul 16, 20253 min read


Our Thoughts on Second Quarter 2025
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Second Quarter Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The second quarter of 2025 was a true...
Jul 16, 20255 min read


Our Thoughts on FOURTH Quarter 2024
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The fourth quarter of 2024 was a dynamic period for...
Jan 23, 20254 min read


Our Thoughts on THIRD Quarter 2024
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The third quarter of 2024 was anything but dull in...
Jan 23, 20253 min read


My Thoughts on The Market: August 5, 2024
Matt Johnson, CFA® Last month was non-eventful in the markets, we witnessed a decline in the 10-Year Treasury yield back to the levels of...
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Our Thoughts on SECOND Quarter 2024
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® 2nd Quarter Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The market was a mixed bag in the latest...
Jul 11, 20245 min read


Our Thoughts on FIRST Quarter 2024
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® 1st Quarter Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review What a way to begin the year! The S&P...
Apr 9, 20244 min read


Our Thoughts on FOURTH Quarter 2023
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® 4th Quarter Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The market was up in the fourth quarter...
Jan 16, 20245 min read


Our Thoughts on Third Quarter 2023
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The market was down in the third quarter with...
Oct 13, 20235 min read


Our Thoughts on second Quarter 2023
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The beginning of the second quarter continued where...
Sep 11, 20236 min read


Our Thoughts on first Quarter 2023
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The S&P 500 began the year with strength despite many...
Apr 28, 20235 min read


Our Thoughts on fourth Quarter 2022
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The S&P 500 rallied off its yearly lows which we saw...
Apr 28, 20235 min read


Our Thoughts on Third Quarter 2022
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The Third Quarter of 2022 started off strong with the...
Oct 19, 20225 min read


Our Thoughts on Second Quarter 2022
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review Second Quarter, 2022 showed us a glimpse into the...
Aug 25, 20226 min read


Our Thoughts on First Quarter 2022
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The 1st quarter of 2022 began with the US seemingly...
Apr 27, 20227 min read


Understanding market corrections
2022 is off to an "interesting" start... As we try and put the pandemic, political tensions, and economic concerns behind us in in this...
Jan 27, 20222 min read


Our Thoughts on Fourth Quarter 2021
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The 4th quarter continued to see Covid-19 as a top...
Jan 14, 20228 min read


Our Thoughts on Third Quarter 2021
Matt Johnson, CFA® - Andy Nugent, CFA® Market Recap, Portfolio Analysis, and Review The 3rd quarter saw the Covid-19 Delta variant sweep...
Oct 12, 20217 min read


What Is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor & Why Does it Matter?
By Diana Blair You didn’t make the decision to work with a financial advisor without some serious thought. After all, sometimes it feels...
Sep 7, 20214 min read
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