December 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
Equity markets showed strength in December, including the S&P 500 which saw returns of 4.36% as hospitalizations from the COVID‐19 Omicron variant appeared to be fewer than expected.
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November 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
Equity markets were on track to close another month at all‐time highs before the Omicron variant spooked investors and applied downward pressure in the last week of November. Should Omicron prove to be more transmissible and resilient…
October 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
In this month’s commentary, we discuss North American equity markets back to all-time highs, PayPal backing away from a Pinterest acquisition, The world’s (new) most valuable company and more…
September 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
Nearly all financial assets traded down during the month, outside of energy‐related equities and commodities. A slowing Chinese economy, potential U.S. domestic policy errors, and stagflation fears dominated headlines…
August 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
Global risk appetite improved, with stock markets rising while commodity and fixed income markets declined. Although the Delta variant is slowing the reopening in some regions, companies continued to raise…
July 2021 Commentary & Performance Review
Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore, has left the position of CEO after amassing a nearly $200 billion fortune. Bezos will continue to serve on the board of directors while also…