by Aptus PM Team | Mar 3, 2023 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: Brad: Without a corresponding price drop, the rise in mortgage rates is making it real hard on...
by John Luke Tyner | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Bonds
While bonds got off to a fast start this year, February’s returns were almost the mirror image from a total return standpoint. As the chart shows, Bloomberg’s Global Aggregate Index returned -3.32% last month. With data going back to March 1990, this ranks as the...
by David Wagner | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Market Updates
February ‘23 Market Recap: The January rally suddenly looks distant as equities closed lower for the month, finishing down 5.0% from their early February peak. This has been a confluence of technicals, bond yield increases due to uncomfortably strong economic data in...
by Aptus PM Team | Feb 24, 2023 | Blog, Charts
Our team looks at a lot of research throughout each day. A few charts that caught our eye this week, and the way they fit the unfolding puzzle of evidence: Brad: The early 2023 rally brought beta all the way back from the depths of 2022 underperformance Data...
by David Wagner | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog, Macro Updates
I’m going to cut to the chase here – I’ve been reading a lot on the debt crisis here recently, especially after the Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook last week. This report projects the US fiscal and economic outlook...
by James Yahoudy | Feb 22, 2023 | Blog, Financial Planning
Pulling up to the bank in a gold Cadillac with my grandad when I was 7, I was excited. The chance to open my first bank account and make my first deposit. Not sure if it was the smell of fresh money or the idea of the account having my name on it, but it was a fun...
