Aptus Musings: Furloughing the Tariffs

Bye weeks are huge. The Cincinnati Bengals had a bye week this past weekend; their defense needed it, our tailgate needed it, and I needed it. But, one of the biggest questions coming out of last week is simply if the Supreme Court is going to say “bye”,...

Rearview to Windshield, November 2025

Market Recap October 2025: The seasonals did not seasonal, as a historically known weak month, had strong returns for risk assets. In October 2025, the U.S. stock market delivered robust gains, with the S&P 500 climbing about 2.3% and setting new all-time highs,...

Aptus Musings: Q3 2025 Earnings Preview

With earnings season beginning this morning, I decided to write our Q3 2025 Earnings Preview on a flight to Omaha. And while heading to this special investment city, it’s hard to not be reminded of Warren Buffett, but many of you know my thoughts on The Oracle of...

Rearview to Windshield, October 2025

Market Recap September 2025 – Life Certainly Looks Like Easy Street in the Equity Markets: It’s always easier when the markets are going up. Equities have continued to press to all-time highs, and long rates have continued lower. We find it difficult to poke too many...

Rearview to Windshield, September 2025

Market Recap – August 2025: The market continued its monthly gain streak, as August had every single week during the month have a positive return. The market has been in a rising asset value environment around the world since April, with nearly every equity index at...