April 2022 Monthly Letter

Let’s get through the sea of red first, you already know from morning notes that the first 4mo of this year is the worst start of a year since 1939.  And as unfair as asymmetry can feel in any area of our lives, it just doesn’t matter that about half of April’s crushing losses all […]

Within Expectations

May 9, 2022 Good morning, For all the market volatility and investor angst produced last week, when the dust settled, the S&P 500 Index was little changed on the week – down 8pts (-0.20%).  That isn’t case this morning.  From the opening bell in Asia last night and then Europe early this morning, markets (bonds […]

Coming Up 3’s

May 6, 2022 Good morning, On Wednesday afternoon, during the Q&A session following the end of this week’s Fed meeting, Jerome Powell seemed to perfectly thread the Dove/Hawk needle for investors, and the equity market shot up +3.01% (by S&P 500 measures) on the day.  Apparently, with a night to sleep on it, bond market […]