by JD Gardner | Mar 4, 2025 | Market Updates
If we gave you a million dollars to invest today, with the objective of delivering the highest compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over a typical 30 year period, where would you invest that money? Here’s the catch, you only have 2 choices: Stocks Bonds Let’s consider...
by JD Gardner | Feb 5, 2025 | Market Updates
You can let fear keep you out of risk assets (stocks), a lot of people do, but they are going higher with or without you. The show will go on. It must. There will be ups and downs as there always are, but the pickle the Fed and our government find themselves in is...
by Aptus PM Team | Feb 5, 2025 | Market Updates
Given the popularity of our weekly Market in Pictures, we started the habit of picking out a few and going into more detail with our PMs. In this edition, John Luke and Dave spend a few minutes on each of the following: January 2025 Performance Inflation Trade...
by Aptus PM Team | Jan 2, 2025 | Appearances, Market Updates
In this Outlook, the Aptus Investment Team discussed: Differentiated Thoughts Market Commentary What Could Derail the Market Positioning Moving Forward Fixed Income Markets For our expanded thoughts on the quarter, check out more resources below. Access Q4 2024...
by David Wagner | Jan 2, 2025 | Market Updates
Bears Sound Smart; Bulls Continue to Make Money It was Déjà vu for the markets in 2024, as the S&P 500 returned 25.0%, officially entering into the third year of the current bull market rally. In fact, this was the first time since 1998 and 1999 that the...
by Aptus PM Team | Dec 20, 2024 | Market Updates
The team discussed the firm’s outlook for 2025, including investment committee views on the economy, markets, and investment strategy. Key points The team is optimistic about the path forward for stocks, with the path of least resistance appearing...
