Q1 2018 Market Review Chart Book

You can download our comprehensive market review in charts and tables from the link below. Topics covered include: Q1 2018 Chartbook TABLE OF CONTENTS: Market Summary World Stock Market Performance World Asset Classes US Stocks International Developed Stocks Emerging...

Q1 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...

The Impact of Rising Interest Rates

The U.S has been in a period of low rates for nearly a decade.  As the economy is now approaching full employment and higher inflation, interest rates have been rising from their historic lows. As rates rise, the value of existing fixed-interest bonds falls.  What...

Volatility: Same as It Ever Was

February 7, 2018 When people say “volatility is back”, what they really mean is that downside volatility is back.  Most people would not have called it “volatility” if the market was up 6.1% over 2 days at the beginning of this February, instead of down.  At Plum...

Q4 2017 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...

Q4 2017 Market Review Chart Book

You can download our comprehensive market review in charts and tables from the link below. Topics covered include: Q4 2017 Market Charts TABLE OF CONTENTS: Market Summary World Stock Market Performance World Asset Classes US Stocks International Developed Stocks...

Q3 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...