Markets rise and fall. When they’re down, it can be discouraging to see red in your portfolio, but it can also create an opportunity for a smart tax move: tax loss harvesting. If you’ve read our Tax Loss Harvesting Explained, you already know what the...
Quick Takes The threat of rates going “higher for longer” has weighed down stocks and bonds over the last several weeks. And data on Friday showed the crucial U.S. services sector had its strongest activity since the summer, yet rather than fall, the S&P 500...
Quick Takes Midweek, the Fed released the minutes from its FOMC monetary policy meeting that ended on February 1, and it showed policymakers remain steadfast in their use of higher interest rates to battle inflation. A flurry of economic reports later in the week...
Quick Takes Stocks were mixed and bonds were down for the week as inflation pressures reemerged as consumer and wholesale inflation showed some hotter-than-expected prices and retail sales came in stronger-then-expected. For the week, the S&P 500 index slipped...
Quick Takes Global stocks and bonds suffered their worst week of 2023 as investors’ concerns jumped between Fed monetary policy and slowing economic and earnings growth. During the week, several Fed policymakers maintained their intention to keep rates higher for...
Key Points After one of the most difficult years for virtually all asset classes in 2022, investors welcomed a broad-based rally in the first month of 2023. Every major asset class saw solid returns in January ranging from +3% to +10%. The January rally added to the...
