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July was a busy month for news.  Not only did we begin to see the first earnings reports from the second quarter, but we saw the assassination attempt on President […]

Summer tends to be a good time for stocks with all 3 of the summer months historically showing gains.  With that said, coming into June the S&P 500 was already […]

April is historically one of the best months for stock market performance and May is one of the worst.  This year that reversed, with normally strong April seeing more than […]

April is traditionally one of the better months of the year for stock market performance, but after 2 consecutive quarters with double digit gains this April was different.  We did […]

March is traditionally an “average” month for the market.  Over the last 50 years the mean increase for the month has been .6% and we have closed higher about 60% […]

January was the 3rd consecutive positive month for the S&P 500 as the traditionally strongest 3 months of the year were true to form.  Over the past 50 years February […]

January is traditionally a good month for the market as it is the month with the largest inflow of money into retirement accounts.  Regardless of your income, if you participate […]

The period from November 1st through the last day of January has traditionally accounted for over 50% of total stock market gains for the year.  December is typically the best […]

November has historically been one of the better months for stocks and marks the beginning of what is traditionally a good 3-month period for the market.  Coming into November the […]

Last month we said interest rates and oil prices were likely to be the catalysts for the market, but the horrific Hamas massacres in Israel changed the narrative and added […]