The S&P 500 declined 0.87% in February, after a modest increase in January. Market dynamics were driven less by index‑level movements and more by sector‑specific shifts. Software and consulting companies were under pressure amid rising concerns about potential disruption from accelerating advances in artificial intelligence. Losses deepened following the publication of a pessimistic AI scenario […]
Continue Reading ›January 2026 Monthly Market Update
January marked a solid start to the year for markets with the S&P 500 closing up 1.4% and the Dow Jones closing up 2.1%. Unlike the concentrated trend of 2025, stocks seemed to broadly rise with the equal weight S&P 500 index outperforming the traditional S&P 500, which is weighted based on market size, by […]
Continue Reading ›December 2025 Monthly Market Update
Stocks posted another year of gains in 2025. As investors look to 2026, many of the same core themes apply: tariff policy, interest rates, and AI. The April tariff-driven selloff, which pulled the S&P 500 down 15% earlier in the year, proved short-lived as concerns regarding corporate profits and consumer spending failed to materialize. In […]
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