Market Perspective
A Correlation Conundrum
11/16/2023
Market Perspective
Not Since the 1990s - Recently, as interest rates have climbed significantly and at a rapid pace, correlation between U.S. long-term government bonds and...
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Don’t Get Caught with Your Shorts Down
10/10/2023
Market Perspective
Shorting vs Selling Volatility – What’s The Difference?So far in 2023 there has been an abundance of headlines driving persistent uncertainty. Risks abound in light
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Protection For Less
09/11/2023
Market Perspective
Higher Rates Lower Protection CostsInterest rates resumed their climb in August, after a reprieve in July, shifting the yield curve higher. For perspective, the 2-Year
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A New Environment Supports a Strong First Half
08/09/2023
Market Perspective
Despite overwhelming expectations of doom and gloom at the beginning of 2023, the equity market had an excellent first half of the year (and continued
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For the Times, They Have Changed
07/11/2023
Market Perspective
Uncertainty persists around the path of the U.S. economy despite the expected summer lull. With the Federal Reserve (the Fed) pausing rate hikes at their
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Cuts Can Hurt
06/07/2023
Market Perspective
There has been much handwringing about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (the Fed) persistent efforts to tame inflation and tighten monetary policy by increasing interest rates.
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Lower, not Low: An Examination of Recent Volatility Trends
05/10/2023
Market Perspective
Apart from the spike associated with the Silicon Valley Bank led banking crisis in March 2023, volatility, as measured by the Cboe® Volatility Index (the
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Steady Turbulence
04/18/2023
Market Perspective
Investors are facing many challenges and a new investment landscape. Equity valuations are lower, but not cheap, and volatility levels have shifted higher. On the
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Real Return Conundrum: Between Rocky Volatility & An Inflationary Hard Place
03/10/2023
Market Perspective
A combination of higher interest rates and signs of slowing growth are putting pressure on valuations. Even with February’s market pullback, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio
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Is it 1963 or 2002?
02/09/2023
Market Perspective
As traders and professional prognosticators hang on every word from Federal Reserve officials, anticipate each data release with tense fingers hovering over keyboards and debate
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