by David Dirks | Apr 30, 2024 | Market Commentary
Global stock markets continued rising in the first quarter of 2024, extending last year’s gains. The S&P 500 index of large US stocks led the way among major indexes, with a 10.6% gain for the quarter. Inflation continues to decline, albeit more slowly, and 2024...
by David Dirks | Jan 30, 2024 | Market Commentary
Investors finished 2023 in a good mood. Inflation is down, employment is up, and corporate earnings are expected to grow strongly next year for companies in the S&P 500 Index. Concerns that seemed top of mind at the end of the third quarter, including a UAW...
by David Dirks | Oct 19, 2023 | Market Commentary
At the start of the third quarter, markets continued the rebound we had seen year-to- date and broadened beyond the technology sector that had been driving the market through midyear. However, as the quarter went on, the Federal Reserve indicated in several...
by David Dirks | Jul 15, 2023 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors 2023 Q2 Commentary During the second quarter of 2023, the market continued its rebound from 2022’s declines. The foundations of the economy continued to stabilize as price and interest rate increases leveled off, while at the same time investor...
by David Dirks | Apr 15, 2023 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors 2023 Q1 Commentary The first quarter was one of those times when the newspaper headlines and the market’s returns seemed to tell two entirely different stories. Not to minimize the potential risks of the banking crisis, as we’ll discuss later in...
