by Plum Street Advisors | Jan 8, 2019 | Market Commentary
Plum Street AdvisorsQ4 2018 Market Commentary – January 8, 2019 What a difference a quarter makes. At the end of the third quarter consumer confidence was approaching peak levels, US growth was strong, and the stock market was rallying. Just three...
by Plum Street Advisors | Oct 31, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q3 2018 Market Commentary – October 11, 2018 The dichotomy in economic momentum between the U.S. and much of the rest of the world widened this past quarter, and stock market returns followed along. Strong U.S. growth is expected to...
by Plum Street Advisors | Jul 11, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q2 2018 Market Commentary – July 11, 2018 The US Economy continues to show strong growth, as the second longest expansion since World War II shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Economists are projecting GDP growth of over 3% in the...
by Plum Street Advisors | Apr 24, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q1 2018 Market Commentary – April 4, 2018 Volatility returned with a vengeance during the first quarter of 2018. Although the S&P 500 ended the quarter down just -0.76% on a total return basis, the ride was a lot wilder than the...
by Plum Street Advisors | Jan 10, 2018 | Market Commentary
Plum Street Advisors Q4 2017 Market Commentary – January 3, 2018 The markets anticipated and then celebrated the passage of a business-friendly US tax cut during the fourth quarter. On December 20th, Congress passed a bill that dramatically cut corporate tax...
by Plum Street Advisors | Oct 31, 2017 | Market Commentary
October 3, 2017 The third quarter marked the eighth quarterly increase in a row for the S&P 500. Volatility continues to be extremely low as markets tick up quarter after quarter. The third quarter finished strongly as the US Congress finally turned its...
