by David Wagner | Jul 19, 2023 | Equity Research
Market Update During the second quarter, the Mega-Cap Tech stocks told the rest of the market that if you’re not first, you’re last, as investors either owned technology exposure and outperformed or owned everything else and underperformed. Basically, investors...
by David Wagner | Jul 6, 2023 | Market Updates
Q2 2023 Key Market Takeaways 1. Everyone was bearish to begin the year, and everything rallied – one of the most anticipated recessions in recent memory has yet to occur, as the consumer has remained very resilient in the face of higher-for-longer...
by JD Gardner | Jul 6, 2023 | Market Updates
The Volatility Tax Almost 2 years ago to the day, we published this piece: Reducing the Volatility Tax. We thought revisiting this concept was timely given the last 18 months. Look at the table below and the returns of each segment of stocks during 2022, the...
by Aptus PM Team | Jul 3, 2023 | Market Updates, Most Read
(Click above for the full update) This is our biggie each quarter, pages of charts and the context to go with them. As always, we think the windshield view is far more relevant than the rearview. But it’s through the rearview that we get a sense of the path...
by James Yahoudy | Jun 29, 2023 | Appearances, Portfolios, Webinar
As we hit the halfway point in the year, investors remain on edge given recessionary worries, persistent inflation, and a slowdown in growth. Yet, we continue to see leadership in markets driving us into the 11th best start to the year for the S&P since 1928 (as...
