Insights
Is the Bond Market Broken?
A once-reliable asset class for yield, low-volatility total return, diversification and risk reduction, bonds have struggled to deliver on any of these measures recently. Real yields on …
March 2022 Market Recap
The S&P 500® Index returned -4.60% in the first quarter of 2022 with monthly returns of -5.17%, -2.99% and 3.71% for January, February and March, respectively. War …
February 2022 Market Recap
The S&P 500® Index returned -2.99% for the month of February, its second monthly decline in a row, bringing its year-to-date return to -8.01%. The headwinds …
A Brief History of Rising Rates and Traditional Diversification
With the Federal Reserve (the Fed) gearing up to fight inflation with a dose of monetary tightening, what can long-term, diversified investors expect from their …
January 2022 Market Recap
The S&P 500® Index returned -5.17% for the month of January, marking the equity market’s worst month since March 2020 and the worst January since 2009. The …